A tough moment in Gerry Rafferty's life inspired 'Baker Street' and the real story behind the song's iconic saxophone riff.

A statement released alongside the project describes “Praise Medley (vol 2)” as an invitation for listeners to engage with ...

Through a storm of nominations blowing in from last week’s topic, RR regular Mnemonic calmly creates an embouchure A-list I don’t think I’ve ever had a harder time narrowing down the choice to 12 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Cheesy, cool, noisy, sweet – the sax is a versatile beast that has made many great songs even better The saxophone has earned its place in just about every modern music genre. Listen to the earliest ...

In November 1814, Col. Andrew Jackson marched on Pensacola, taking the Florida city away from Britain and Spain, while the Congress of Vienna was busy drawing new boundaries after the Napoleonic Wars.

To mark the bicentenary of the birth of its inventor, Adolph Sax - surely the most famous musical-instrument maker Belgium has ever produced - we present 10 of his instrument’s finest classical ...

The saxophone can be as beautifully melodic as a violin or a clarinet – but the classical music world hasn’t always seen eye to eye with the instrument. We asked saxophonist Jess Gillam to explain why ...