In the interest of full disclosure, I should confess: There’s never been a time in my musical life when I didn’t own at least one Yamaha saxophone. The first horn I could really call my own was a Vito ...

I just don’t like change that much. I’ve been married to the same woman for 40 years; I’ve worked at the same place for 35; I wear suits I got 15 years ago; and I still play the Selmer Mark VI alto ...