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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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The theft ultimately resulted in the loss of nine guitars, a saxophone belonging to Bobby Keys, and Bill Wyman’s bass guitar.
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 15 July 2025
The Perfect Warm-Up: Ezra Collective Brings the Fire Brit Award and Mercury Prize winning British band Ezra Collective set the stage for Stevie Wonder with an energy-filled, all guns blazing performance full of magical keys, sublime saxophone and dazzling drumming.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Trujillo, who was a 2024 recipient of a Jazz Aid Fund grant, also sat in on a set toward the end of the night with local favorite Oscar Pangilinan on saxophone and Gordon on trombone.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
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).
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 15 July 2025
The Perfect Warm-Up: Ezra Collective Brings the Fire Brit Award and Mercury Prize winning British band Ezra Collective set the stage for Stevie Wonder with an energy-filled, all guns blazing performance full of magical keys, sublime saxophone and dazzling drumming.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Trujillo, who was a 2024 recipient of a Jazz Aid Fund grant, also sat in on a set toward the end of the night with local favorite Oscar Pangilinan on saxophone and Gordon on trombone.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
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).
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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“Saxophone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saxophone. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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