Articles related to "Alto Saxophone"

Charlie Parker, the alto saxophone player, wrote "Ornithology," "Scrapple from the Apple" and other classics. He played with Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.

The used saxophone market is flooded with inflated prices and hype. Here are tips for buying a used alto saxophone, used tenor saxophone or used baritone saxophone.

Musicians who buy a saxophone will find an array of models ranging from a student saxophone to professional saxophone. There are alto saxophones, tenor, baritone,& bass.

Though the saxophone is often associated with jazz, Javier Oviedo reminds audiences that this versatile instrument is actually quite classical in origin.

Norris Turney's greatest challenge might have come when Duke Ellington asked him to join his orchestra and play alto saxophone, filling in for Johnny Hodges.

Angela Morley, the composer for films like Watership Down and The Little Prince, died age 84.

When going shopping for Christmas think a moment about getting a gift that will encourage your young musican to practice and have more fun at the same time.

With the death, aged 84, of baritone saxophonist Cecil Payne, on 30 November 2007, the jazz world has lost one of its most respected and creative players and composers.

Jazz and Big Band music were at their best when Duke Ellington created and directed hits like "Sophisticated Lady, "Take It Easy" and "Soul Call."

After playing with jazz greats such as Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins, Roy Hargrove moved away from the traditional jazz sound he had specialised in and got funky.

Miles Davis recorded many masterpieces aside from Kind of Blue. However, it remains as the largest selling jazz album of all time.

Danny Elfman has taken the film score world by surprise with his innovative soundtrack to Errol Morris' new documentary about the Abu Graihb atrocities.

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has been mystifying music lovers with his jazzy classical trumpet playing for decades.