CHICAGO (Reuters) - Jazz legend John Coltrane routinely pushed his tenor saxophone into the altissimo range, notes far above the instrument's normal range, and now Australian scientists know how he ...

Femi used the circular breathing technique to hold the note for over 51 minutes. Femi Kuti has broken the World record for the longest single note held on a saxophone at the New Africa Shrine. He ...

Clarinet and trumpet were king in early jazz backed by big piano, trombone and rhythm. Saxophone was a buzz in, out and at times sounded like a zombie lurking in a boiler room or a troll trapped in ...

After surpassing Kenny G's record, Femi will be taking up the challenge to beat the current world record holder Vann Burchfield's 47 minutes 5.5 seconds mark. Femi Kuti, son of late Afrobeat legend ...

Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech Librarian, who can be reached at [email protected]. This week’s article about Slaton’s Bobby Keys is the ...