When the pandemic hit, Loren Stillman decided to learn a new instrument, one that he felt like he’d been playing all along. The Brooklyn native spent his career on the alto saxophone. In his early 20s ...

Coleman Hawkins, known as "The Hawk" or "Bean," basically invented tenor sax as we know it, all the way down to Bill Clinton playing his way to office. After making many recordings with various groups ...

That Gerry Mulligan can power up a baritone sax–a humongous piece of machinery with a mile-long air passage–speaks volumes about his diaphragmatic fortitude. But that he can cull elegant lines and hit ...

The tenor saxophonist Chris Potter puts enormous force into his sound, and an even greater measure of control. His tone, all over the extended range of the horn, is dry and dark, often brusque: he ...

New to the collections: John Coltrane's 1965 Mark VI tenor saxophone Courtesy of the National Museum of American History On December 9, 1964, legendary jazz musician John Coltrane recorded his ...