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Learn about well-known alto saxophone players. See how their music, style, and talent made them stand out around the world.

Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats.

SEATTLE – On a night when there was plenty for the Nationals to feel good about, the first three-hit game of Josh Bell’s season stood out from the pack Wednesday night. Bell entered the night with a ...

Alto sax is a passion for Tom Kelley, and when it almost got him to the Grammy Foundation Jazz Ensemble last year, he resolved to get there this year. "I looked up the group and I listened to a lot of ...