Andrew Speight had been playing alto saxophone for a couple of years when, at age 12 1/2, he first listened to one of his father's Charlie Parker albums at their home in Sydney. The experience changed ...

Jonathan Bagg seems like a modest guy, a little embarrassed to admit that he has groupies. The viola player is one-fourth of the internationally acclaimed Ciompi Quartet, founded over 30 years ago at ...

Harold Jefta, an alto saxophonist who sounds like an exact replica of the legendary Charlie “Bird” Parker, stood behind the bandstand Friday evening looking out at the thousands of fans setting up ...

THE BASICS: JoAnn Falletta conducts the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in music by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Alberto Ginastera, and with GRAMMY-winning alto saxophonist Timothy McAllister (who ...

Multifaceted saxophone star Branford Marsalis has cited several reasons over the years for his decision to step down in 1995 from his high-profile position as the music director and band leader on ...

SAN BERNARDINO >> On Saturday, the San Bernardino Symphony will present a performance sure to touch the heart and excite the soul with “Sax and Strings.” Spotlighting the talents of saxophonist ...

For some inexplicable reason, many classical orchestras fear to tread on the uncertain domain of classical saxophone repertoire. Whether it’s the relative newness of an instrument that didn’t have ...