The legendary drummer Art Blakey once said, “Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.” It’s a quote that resonates with me as a music fanatic and recent saxophone student. Lessons and practice ...

Saxophonist Justin Pierce began his musical career in the musically diverse region of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast. After beginning saxophone studies at age 12, he developed a passion for music in ...

I love jazz. I have been listening to it since I was a teen. I marveled at the ability of great jazz musicians to take a complex song and to play something that was both brand new and also fit the ...

Thanks for dropping in. Let me fill you in on what I've got happening. I'm a full-time music teacher and performer in the Atlanta area...and I've been doing it for a long time. In addition to my ...

When Seth Ebersole arrived for his first saxophone lesson with Ken Blekicki, he looked around the musician’s home with wonder. He was amazed by the number of black-and-white photographs that lined the ...

The smooth sound of saxophone wafts out of the pub and down the street of the outback town of Tambo. Seven nights a week, musician Mark McGurgan sits down with his sax and keyboard for his usual set ...

PITTSFIELD — Cacophony ruled in the library of Pittsfield High School on Tuesday evening. Six drummers, rotating on three drum sets trading fours, while an equal number of keyboardists practiced ...

Branford Marsalis is best known as a jazz musician, but about 10 years ago the saxophonist began focusing more on classical music, which he says has made him a better musician, and that’s what he’ll ...