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a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)

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a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

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The seven members of the Faculty Jazz Septet are Steve Owen and James Bunte, saxes; Mike Denny, guitar; Toby Koenigsberg, piano; Tyler Abbott, bass; and graduate teaching fellows Tim Clarke, trumpet; and Jason Palmer, drums.
Army sax quartet to visit UO
Inventor Adolphe Sax presented an extended family of eight different saxes in his 1846 patent, and it was the sax sections of first military, then concert, dance and swing bands that got the instruments established in public consciousness.
'Well, we're saxes and at the CBSO Centre we'll be right at the heart of the city,' says Nigel, without a hint of embarrassment.
Culture: Sax and the city; With members from all over the country and plans for a piece featuring tubax and soprillo, the Birmingham-based National Saxophone Choir is Britain's widest-ranging sax ensemble, writes Clare Mackney
There are eight members of the saxophone family, the soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes are relatively familiar.
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