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saxophone
noun
sax·o·phone
ˈsak-sə-ˌfōn 
: one of a group of single-reed woodwind instruments usually ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical metal tube and finger keys
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Chenier also added electric guitars (Landreth played with him in the 1970s and 1980s) and saxophone (with Louisiana native and Philip Glass Ensemble member Dickie Landry occasionally sitting in).
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Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Cynthia Robinson played the trumpet, Greg Errico the drums and Jerry Martini the saxophone, and bassist and vocalist Larry Graham completed the lineup.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Chaining two of these machines together, Kalma was able to create analog loops of saxophone, church organ, and other instruments, layering them with poetry and found sound in his first original compositions.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 June 2025
Headliners include piano/saxophone duet and accordion/piano solo.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Cynthia Robinson played the trumpet, Greg Errico the drums and Jerry Martini the saxophone, and bassist and vocalist Larry Graham completed the lineup.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Chaining two of these machines together, Kalma was able to create analog loops of saxophone, church organ, and other instruments, layering them with poetry and found sound in his first original compositions.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 June 2025
Headliners include piano/saxophone duet and accordion/piano solo.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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saxophone
noun
sax·o·phone
ˈsak-sə-ˌfōn
: a musical instrument of the woodwind class consisting of a usually curved metal tube with finger keys and a reed mouthpiece
Etymology
named for Antoine "Adolph" Sax 1814–1894 a Belgian maker of musical instruments
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