World Saxophone Quartet News

Saxophonist and composer Julius Hemphill recorded in a number of different configurations both as a leader and a collaborator.

Music for me is the highest art form, because it vibrates the bones in the body and makes one feel good about moving.

The Israel Festival is the country's biggest such event-but festival coordinators have not tried to introduce relevant jazz performances in recent years, so a concert by such a well-established outfit as the World Saxophone Quartet, performing a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, should have been cause for celebration.

The Clean Feed record label is as eclectic a label as it is an authentic jazz voice.

The veteran avant garde saxophonist Oliver Lake returns to Sacramento on Thursday July 5, playing a solo show at Antiquite Maison Privee.