Alfonzo Blackwell burst on the contemporary jazz music scene in May 1995 with his debut CD release "Let's Imagine" and made his mark on modern American music. Mr. Blackwell broke out of the box of ...

Read Happy 87th Charles McPherson! Other birthdays recognized include Al Di Meola and Ada Rovatti. Classic jazz from Freddie ...

Joshua Redman is one of the most versatile saxophonists working today, having come to prominence in the early 90s and working with everyone from Quincy Jones to the Rolling Stones. His newest album, ...

John Gunther teaches our jazz saxophone majors, including BM, MM and DMA students. At all levels, Gunther works with his students to develop and maintain a solid foundation in the physical aspects of ...

Billy Harper as he appears on the cover of the 1990 album Destiny Is Yours Credit: Steve Krakow for Chicago Reader Saxophonist Billy Harper has a quote from jazz radio broadcaster Miles Willis ...

Jazz, blues, classical, funk, pop, soul, bossa nova, gospel, rock, Afrobeat, disco and country. These are just some of the styles of music that tenor saxophone great Houston Person has performed in ...

Sonny Rollins, the “saxophone colossus” who was widely considered America’s greatest living jazz musician and whose musical eloquence and inventiveness kept him at the creative forefront of jazz for ...