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 ...

After the financial blues of the Covid pandemic, the French saxophone maker favoured by American jazz greats celebrates its 100th birthday looking to expand further in Asia and the United States.

The lyrics have a tongue-in-cheek humour, weaving the story of a man fantasising about his wife leaving him but also not wanting her to take his wealth with her Pakistan’s pioneer blues/jazz band Blue ...

The blues, is a rare phenomenon in Pakistan. Blue Sax, the pioneer band of this genre in the country, is therefore a welcome breath of fresh air. Formed in 2011, not only has the band succeeded in ...

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 ...