BEREA, Ohio - A simple good time is not enough. Not for Baldwin Wallace University saxophonist Steven Banks. At his concert with the Kenari Quartet on the 2018 Baldwin Wallace University Bach Festival ...

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In the center of a large practice room at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo sits tenor saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu, instrument at his lips, legs crossed, playing along with four other saxophonists. It ...

For years, musicologists have debated what instrument(s) Johann Sebastian Bach had in mind when he created "The Art of Fugue." The composer left no real guidance that would settle the matter and, to ...

Rob Mosher is no slacker. The award-winning composer and soprano saxophonist decided to give himself the challenge of a lifetime: write 31 Bach-style chorales in 31 days in celebration of his 31st ...

The first recording entirely devoted to works by Jan Bach, who recently retired from his longtime teaching post at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, is in large measure a showcase for the ...

Melody flowed as Japanese musician and saxophonist Takashi Saito charmed the audience in Kochi with his virtuosity on the saxophone. A graduate of the Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Saito has ...

Is Idit Shner a jazzer or a classical musician? Yes! A native of Israel, the longtime University of Oregon music prof is a master of the classical saxophone repertoire. The instrument was invented for ...