Gerry Mulligan wasn’t just a baritone sax icon—he was a revolutionary voice in jazz. From his pioneering pianoless quartets to his arranging work on Birth of the Cool, Mulligan proved that space, ...

Decide for yourself when Jazz at The Other Side presents baritone saxophonist Claire Daly on Friday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. But take my word for it: you won’t notice her because she’s a female ...

Dedicating oneself to the baritone saxophone indicates a big personality, so it's surprising that few jazz stars have emerged on the instrument. Aside from Gerry Mulligan and Pepper Adams (from the ...

Jack Nimitz, 79, a jazz baritone saxophonist who played in the Woody Herman and Stan Kenton big bands and in the group Supersax, died June 10 at his home in suburban Los Angeles of complications ...

Jazz critic Stanley Crouch says Hamiet Bluiett forged his own big sound on the baritone. "He had worked on playing the saxophone until he had an enormous tone that did not just sound loud," Crouch ...

An upcoming Jazz Society Showcase at Kuumbwa Jazz Center on Sept. 7 will be the largest benefit of the year to support the ...

After Carney died his last baritone saxophone went to the jazz sax player Pat Patrick, who had his own 40-year association with a famous jazz band, and band leader, Sun Ra.

Young and his contemporary Coleman Hawkins are often listed as the original twin towers of modern jazz saxophone." Unlike the other twins, these two will never fall. ... Gerry Mulligan also played ...

Claire Daly, who was regarded by both her fellow musicians and critics as a standard-bearer on the baritone saxophone, died on Tuesday on a friend’s farm in Longmont, Colo. She was 66.