Warning: Due to its extreme range and the required very firm embouchure only professional players can play the Soprillo. It may take several months of practise to reach the highest notes. The ...

The 3m-tall subcontrabass saxophone’s lowest note is just about within the human range of hearing. Enjoy this wonderful video of Italian jazz musician Attilio Berni, a graduate of the Santa Cecilia ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. From the dulcet tones of Kenny G to the infectious hook to ...

The soprano saxophone, unlike the clarinet or tenor sax, was never popular in jazz until Sidney Bechet, who was the first jazz musician to use it exclusively. A contemporary of Louis Armstrong and ...