Saxophonist Bruce Eskovitz disproves the adage, “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” A full-time lecturer at USC, where he directs the Concert Jazz Ensemble and teaches theory and jazz ...

Veteran sax and flute player Lew Tabackin, a product of South Philadelphia, is one of the “Jazz Jews” discussed in Mike Gerber’s new book of that name. Tabackin performs in a quartet with his wife, ...

There comes a time in every great artist’s life when all the lessons they’ve learned go out the window and everything starts flowing on raw emotion. For Wayne Shorter, one such moment occurred during ...

Saxophonist Justin Pierce began his musical career in the musically diverse region of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast. After beginning saxophone studies at age 12, he developed a passion for music in ...

What happens when all your European and North American concerts and tours fall through because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic? For alto saxophone great Charles McPherson, there have been ...

The smooth sound of saxophone wafts out of the pub and down the street of the outback town of Tambo. Seven nights a week, musician Mark McGurgan sits down with his sax and keyboard for his usual set ...

Saxophonist and senior at Interlake High School jazz band Vikram Jagannathan shares his favorite jazz with KNKX listeners.