The plastic Grafton alto saxophone that Charlie Parker played during a 1953 performance has returned to its place in the American Jazz Museum. Charlie Parker’s Grafton alto saxophone has returned to ...

Andrew Speight had been playing alto saxophone for a couple of years when, at age 12 1/2, he first listened to one of his father's Charlie Parker albums at their home in Sydney. The experience changed ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This weekend Alto Sax player Frank Morgan brought his soulful, sweet jazz to the Bird of Paradise.

Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats. Credit...Illustration by ...