The soprano is officially considered part of the saxophone family, but to be honest, though there are some obvious similarities with the other members of this esteemed club, playing the soprano is ...

The soprano saxophone, unlike the clarinet or tenor sax, was never popular in jazz until Sidney Bechet, who was the first jazz musician to use it exclusively. A contemporary of Louis Armstrong and ...

Sam Newsome's Blue Soliloquy is available at CD Baby. Soprano saxophone can be an unforgiving instrument. It's hard to play in tune, and many players get a pinched or nasal tone like it has a bad cold ...

Michael Segell discusses his new book, The Devil's Horn. It follows the history of the saxophone through more than 160 years as a controversial classical, jazz and rock instrument. HANSEN: The ...

John Coltrane famously helped bring the humble soprano sax into the realm of contemporary jazz with his iconic LP 'My Favourite Things'. Eric Ajaye breaks down his journey with the instrument on this ...