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Honolulu (KHON2) – The Hawaii Saxophone Foundation announces the Super Saxophone Series, which is aimed at celebrating jazz and fostering musical education. This smooth jazz concert series invites ...

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, ...

NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to smooth jazz saxophone sensation Paul Taylor about his new album, Steppin' Out.

Jackiem Joyner calls at noon on the dot. There’s a bounce in his voice as the smooth jazz saxophone player says hello from his home in the east side of LA’s sprawl, in Corona, Calif. He says he’s ...

In a candid conversation that bridges the earthly and divine, renowned saxophonist Kirk Whalum unveils the mystical dimensions of jazz, sharing intimate stories of supernatural moments and spiritual ...

On three Saturdays in July, music lovers congregated in Alexander Square at San Ramon’s City Center Bishop Ranch to take in the jazz stylings of artists like guitarist Jonathan Butler, ...

When Seattle smooth-jazz station KWJZ vanished into the ether last winter, its wounded fans rained down protests, including nearly 100 emails, comments and phone calls to The Seattle Times. Well, ...

The saxophone can sound sad, fun, or full of emotion, and few other instruments show emotion as well as it does. Since Adolphe Sax invented it in the 1840s, this brass and woodwind hybrid has gone ...

Think of New York saxophonist Najee’s headlining gig at tonight’s Smooth Jazz Holiday as a sort of homecoming. After dismal sales of his 2003 CD, Embrace, he parted ways with his former record company ...

The 2010 edition of Jazz in the City will start with a special day for one of Syracuse's own. Saxophonist Jackiem Joyner will be honored Aug. 5, the opening night of the free-admission series. The ...