ASPEN – When saxophonist Dominic Lalli got an invite to join the Colorado band the Motet, it was like a dream gig. The Motet, led by drummer Dave Watts, played an adventurous mix of jazz, funk and ...

Jazz, blues, classical, funk, pop, soul, bossa nova, gospel, rock, Afrobeat, disco and country. These are just some of the styles of music that tenor saxophone great Houston Person has performed in ...

If the music industry had a Sideman Hall of Fame, 76-year-old saxophonist Maceo Parker would undoubtedly be a member. Parker, who led his septet at the Dakota on Tuesday night in Minneapolis, played ...

His name is synonymous with Funk Music, his pedigree impeccable; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on earth. Maceo Parker is known by aficionados as a James Brown sideman; appreciated ...

Saxophonist Maceo Parker has scored the funk trifecta. In the 1960s, the trenchant, bluesy wail of his horn served as a foil for James Brown's screams and grunts on such classics as "Cold Sweat." The ...

The most legendary jazz-funk band of all time is coming to Ann Arbor. The Headhunters, co-led by percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark, featuring NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison on alto ...

Joshua Redman and Soulive are not that unlikely a combination. Redman is a saxophonist of such intelligence and energy that you could probably place him in any musical setting, and he would find a way ...

John Gunther teaches our jazz saxophone majors, including BM, MM and DMA students. At all levels, Gunther works with his students to develop and maintain a solid foundation in the physical aspects of ...

The organisers of the world’s biggest jazz festival have spent over 40 years perfecting their annual Montreal event and making it accessible to all, with many free gigs. The Montreal International ...