Danny Lipsitz and The Brass Tacks tackle the fascinating history of the saxophone's influence on rock 'n' roll music. From its beginnings in jazz and swing music, rock 'n' roll heavily featured the ...

"Learn to work with a saxophone, I play just what I feel…" - Steely Dan 6 AM on a Thursday morning, I'm rambling out the grocery store with my supply of granola bars and coca-cola to survive another ...

What is your favorite saxophone part or parts in a rock ’n’ roll song? The sax is one of my favorite instruments. Its importance in jazz music cannot be overstated, but it also is a instrumental in ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

The Brass Tacks tackle the stories behind the saxophone's influence on rock 'n' roll music. On Sunday, August 20th at 1:00 pm, the high-energy swing/rock band performs their family-friendly rock 'n' ...

When you think of classic rock songs, a few instruments immediately come to mind. Heavy bass, walloping drums, shrieking guitars, and vocalists who sing like lightning bolts from the top of a giant ...

Bobby Keys bathed with a French model in a tub of Dom Perignon champagne. As film cameras rolled, he and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones gleefully threw a television set from a hotel balcony. He ...

Saxophonist David Sanborn, a 6-time Grammy Award-winner who worked with music icons like David Bowie, Stevie Wonder and The Rolling Stones, died of complications from prostate cancer on Sunday. He was ...

CLEVELAND — Opening Day in Cleveland won't be the same without him. Maurice Reedus, Jr., commonly known as Cleveland's "Sax Man", passed away last April at the age of 65. Reedus was a downtown icon, ...