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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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With fellow musicians Walter Smith on tenor saxophone, Keyon Harrold on trumpet, Vicente Archer on bass, Kendrick Scott on drums and Mike Moreno on guitar, Glasper is currently recording the album’s jazz half.
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 July 2024
The alt-rock band—featuring Jake Barber (saxophone), Domenic Dunegan (vocals), Christian Laliberte (drummer), Isaiah Ross (guitar), and Logan Casper (bass)—opened up to SPIN at SXSW about artistic expression.
—Marisa Whitaker, SPIN, 12 June 2024
And then, at 11 p.m., a saxophone player led the group across Madison Avenue for an after-party in the bride’s family home.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 June 2024
One of the album’s finest moments comes late in the song, when what sounds like a frog belching through a saxophone enters out of nowhere, bolstering the song’s main rhythm and dispelling any cynicism in Gabriel’s lyrics.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 24 June 2024
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 July 2024
The alt-rock band—featuring Jake Barber (saxophone), Domenic Dunegan (vocals), Christian Laliberte (drummer), Isaiah Ross (guitar), and Logan Casper (bass)—opened up to SPIN at SXSW about artistic expression.
—Marisa Whitaker, SPIN, 12 June 2024
And then, at 11 p.m., a saxophone player led the group across Madison Avenue for an after-party in the bride’s family home.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 June 2024
One of the album’s finest moments comes late in the song, when what sounds like a frog belching through a saxophone enters out of nowhere, bolstering the song’s main rhythm and dispelling any cynicism in Gabriel’s lyrics.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 24 June 2024
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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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