And Dolphy’s torrid alto sax homage to Charlie Parker on the sprawling 27-minute “Parkeriana,” from The Great Concert of Charles Mingus, in 1964, belongs on any list of Dolphy’s best tracks.

So I said, “what would Dave play on this?” If you listen to that solo, it really is an alto sax solo, so that was my thought. I never thought I'd play sax on guitar, but it came out that way!

Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 27-30, 2025 This year's festival again featured several spotlighted events (but none of them required special ticketing, as was tried last year). "Across the ...

The right guitar solo can make or break a rock track, an idea Don Felder kept in the back of his mind when writing his signature solo to “One of These Nights.” A lot was riding on this ...

And the title track came off like a free AI app attempting to write a bluesy rock song, although it was cute when Kid Rock played an alto sax solo and then handed it off to a 10-year-old to share ...

Garth Hudson released two solo albums: the cassette-only “Music for Our Lady Queen of the Angels” in 1980 and “The Sea to the North” in 2001.

“I would say, arguably, one of his greatest sax solos is in ‘Jungleland,’ ” Booker said. “You just play that part of the song and if you’re a Bruce fan, you know where you are.

Lou Donaldson, an alto saxophonist who became part of the bedrock of the jazz scene and whose soulful, blues-steeped presence in the music endured undiminished for three-quarters of a century ...

James Chance, the singer, saxophonist and composer who melded punk, funk and free jazz into bristling dance music as the leader of the Contortions, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 71.

Exclaims Robert from Whiting, “Al Stewart was wonderful! His music is superb, he’s got personality, he hits all the notes, and at 78 years old, he’s incredible!” ...

“I listen to pop music with headphones so intensely, like I’m studying the Torah… I love the ear-candy stuff!” You might find a hint of Olivia Rodrigo on the new Pattern-Seeking Animals album (and a ...