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, ...

JAMES CITY — On any given warm winter afternoon along Olde Towne Road in James City County, you’re likely to see and hear Kenneth Piggott playing his saxophone. Piggott practices “on that corner” at ...

The saxophone - or ‘sax’ - is a woodwind instrument used in classical music (such as concert bands, chamber music, and solo repertoires), military bands, marching bands, and jazz (such as big bands ...

Curt Sachs in his book, 'The History of Musical Instruments', says, the saxophone “being intermediate between the timbres of wood and brass instruments, passes from the softness of the flute over the ...

Ron Bixler has taught saxophone at Bucknell since 1999. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Mansfield University and a Masters of Music Performance degree from Ithaca College where he ...