While hauling his luggage through airport terminals, Boney James occasionally hears a calming jazz saxophone coming from the sound system. His jazz saxophone. James, a veteran of modern smooth jazz, ...

David Sanborn is often categorized — or dismissed — as a “smooth jazz” saxophonist. He has certainly played plenty of what’s considered smooth jazz, the melodic, instrumental hybrid of modern jazz, ...

The real challenge”, Grover Washington Jr. once said, “is to stay open – to keep listening.” Grover had that gift. From Philadelphia clubs to international stages, he kept widening the circle – ...

Like most musicians Paul Weddle has learned to improvise throughout his life in more ways than one. He’s as adept at writing commercial tunes and doing corporate presentations as he is remodeling ...

Fine print: 9 p.m. Friday (platinum seating and buffet at 7, gold seating at 8:30), Frost Bank Plaza Club, 100 W. Houston St., $65 and $40 (plus service charges) through cooljazzforever.com or at ...

I am a Saxophonist performing and recording Smooth Jazz and not-so Smooth Jazz Sax styles, Pop Instrumentals, Christian Instrumentals, Motown and some R&B. This is my home online. This website was ...

Versatility is one of the defining traits of local group Kick-n-Flava. Jerry Hawes (keyboards, vocals), Mike Allamby (saxophone), Big Gil Blues (trombone, vocals), Claude Coatie (lead guitar), Valeria ...

Have you ever heard a Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in the 1840s? It is a versatile woodwind instrument known for its smooth, expressive sound. Saxophonists are musicians who use the smooth, ...

After a six-month wait, the two-day Montgomery Smooth Jazz Festival is ready for a spring show at Riverwalk Amphitheater on Friday and Saturday, March 14-15. The concert — held beside the Alabama ...

‘Led By You’ is the latest project from Konstantin Klashtorni. It follows on the heels of his critically acclaimed debut solo release ‘Downtown’ and promises to make a major mark in the ultra ...

Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats. Credit...Illustration by ...