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 ...

Whether you find yourself singing along to “Espresso” on repeat all day, struggling to self-learn the ukulele, or trying to convince your cat that you’re the next big thing, there are tons of music ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

Saxophonist Marshall McDonald performs as part of a quartet Saturday at Con Alma. This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll providing in-depth reporting about the Pittsburgh area art ...

Steve Sax returns to Sacramento as A’s analyst, blending insight with legacy. Sax survived a near-fatal heart condition with surgery on anniversary of father’s death. Sax honors his late Marine son by ...

Craig Wilson, 42, stunned his bride Danielle Wilson, 47, on their big day with a saxophone solo of her favourite tune. Craig, from Newcastle, UK, had never learned an instrument before but when ...

The Bayfront Maritime Center is offering sailing lessons throughout the summer. Lessons cost $250, which can be applied to a Bayfront Maritime Center membership. Scholarships are available. The ...

The Take it Up! Initiative is funded by Shropshire Music Trust and aims to encourage youngsters to learn an instrument. Six pupils at Greenacres Primary School in Shrewsbury have taken up the ...

Joan Wickersham’s latest book is “No Ship Sets Out To Be A Shipwreck.” She is a contributing Globe Opinion writer. Back in the dark days of winter, I signed up to take a two-hour pottery workshop. My ...

tephen Gauci is recognized as one of the most strikingly original saxophonists on the New York City improvised music scene. Stricken by a childhood illness that has left him with a profound hearing ...

EVERETT — Valerie Bennett recently treated herself to a new violin, nicer than the one she played 70 years ago in junior high. There was just one problem — Bennett, 81, couldn’t remember how to play.