When I listened to that solo I almost felt like I was there. Pepper was taking the listener to a place that he or she had never been to before. That was the first baritone solo I ever listened to, and ...

She was celebrated for both her playing and her love of the jazz community. “My life in music,” she said recently, “is the smartest thing I’ve done.” By Giovanni Russonello Claire Daly, who was ...

Grammy Award-winning baritone saxophonist and composer Aaron Joseph Lington (b. 1974) received his BM in music education from the University of Houston, Moores School of Music, and both his MM in jazz ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The title track, released Thursday, opens with baritone sax dominating a slow-dripping groove that paves the way for Sandman's ...

Leo Parker was the proud owner of a big, beefy baritone sax tone and a fluent technique that struck a great match between the gritty, down-home feeling of R&B and the advanced harmonies of bebop. At ...

Most of the saxophones in the world are one of three flavors: tenor, alto, or soprano (the last made most famous by Kenny G). And if you went to band camp you probably know the bigger, baritone (or ...

Ronnie Cuber, a baritone saxophonist with a wide and versatile range on his instrument, died October 8 at his studio in New York City. He was 80. His death was announced by his longtime friend and ...

He is revered by many, if not most, baritone saxophone players as the “godfather” of the instrument. He could blow and hold notes on his saxophone like few other players then or since. He was a ...