Compared to the trumpet, which dates to 1500 BC, and the flute, which is believed to be between 35,000 and 43,000 years old, the saxophone is a baby. But the sax, which was invented by a Belgian ...
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 blast of music heard at the beginning of each episode of "Saturday Night Live." The driving power of Bruce Springsteen's classic "Born to Run." And the famous riff in the jazz classic "Take Five." ...