Political conscience occupies a special place in the quintessence of modern jazz, fueling, in its most heated moments, the stuff of blunt insurrection. It remains to be seen whether Political Blues, ...

People are often surprised to learn Vanessa Collier describes herself as shy and introverted. Those labels don’t skew with the vibrant and charismatic blues, soul and funk singer and saxophone player ...

EDMONTON – Saxophone is most often seen as a jazz instrument, but a few great players like Eddie Shaw are around to remind us of its role in the history of blues music. Mississippi-born Shaw is one of ...

Gene "Jug" Ammons was one of the tenor giants of his era. He had a big, deep tone that was perfect for everything from warm ballads to groove-intensive blues or sweet swing. He could blow with the ...

When Chicago blues musician Eddie Shaw played his saxophone, the room seemed to quake. His immense, raspy, growling sound cut through the instrumentals surrounding him. His ornate solos packed vast ...

Long recognized as an avant-garde fixture with creativity up the wazoo, the World Saxophone Quartet has a language all its own. Its four-part harmony flows worlds apart from the norm while its ...