Classic FM

This is the largest playable saxophone in the world, and it sounds brilliantly monstrous

The 3m-tall subcontrabass saxophone’s lowest note is just about within the human range of hearing. Enjoy this wonderful video of Italian jazz musician Attilio Berni, a graduate of the Santa Cecilia ...
The Independent

Let’s talk about sax, baby: How one of music’s most maligned instruments reconquered pop and indie

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
UPI

Unclean reed instruments can cause 'saxophone lung'

BALTIMORE, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Those who play reed instruments -- clarinets and saxophones -- can get "saxophone lung" from the instrument if it is not properly cleaned, U.S. researchers say. In a case ...
CNN

The man who plays the saxophone without the instrument

Tosan Arugha plays the saxophone almost note perfect — but he plays it differently from how you might expect. The 31-year-old has been dubbed the human saxophone because he makes a sound remarkably ...
Classic FM

Is Bill Clinton actually good at the saxophone?

In 1993, as the world was welcoming a new US President, and it wasn't just rousing speeches that were being heard from the new POTUS. During the official inaugural ball that day, President Bill ...
VietNamNet

Instrument doctor has int’l sax appeal

Among the many jobs to which millions of people aspire – doctor, lawyer, entrepreneur – music instrument repairer is not likely on the list. And in Vietnam, where jazz music is a niche passion, Nguyen ...