Mar 9th, 2010 · The tenor sax is a powerful instrument. This is especially apparent in music created by mighty jazz masters whose skills shaped sounds still reflected in present-day compositions. Hear five great pairings, battles and studio jam sessions.
Feb 26th, 2010 · On this edition of World of Opera, host Lisa Simeone presents Jules Massenet's Manon in a production from the Vienna State Opera. It features a brilliant performance by soprano Diana Damrau as Manon, with tenor Ramon Vargas as Des Grieux.
Feb 19th, 2010 · Talk to most jazz folk in or from the Washington, D.C. region, and they'll sing the praises of Paul Carr, tenor saxophonist and jazz educator. He's also now reviving the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, a D.C. area tradition with more than a few unique aspects to it.
Dec 28th, 2009 · High school graduation marked a dead end for 18-year-old tenor sax player Sam, whose parents brought him to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 5. They overstayed their visas, and now he's dealing with the consequences of his undocumented status.
Dec 17th, 2009 · On Dec. 31, 1999, the audience at Yoshi's in Oakland toots its own holiday horns to greet trombonist Steve Turre and his Sanctified Shells, with special appearances by Pharoah Sanders on tenor and Jon Faddis on trumpet. They welcomed the year 2000 with amazing music, now remixed in Surround Sound.
Dec 11th, 2009 · London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, presents Verdi's enigmatic yet profoundly beautiful drama, in a production starring acclaimed tenor Jonas Kaufmann as the troubled title character and bass Ferruccio Furlanetto as the tormented King Phillip.
Dec 11th, 2009 · German tenor Max Lorenz had a voice that could move millions — though Lorenz will be most remembered as Hitler's (and Wagner's) favorite. A new documentary about The Life and Times of Max Lorenzchronicles the conflict and triumph of his unlikely voice and paints an intimate portrait, according to critic Lloyd Schwartz.
Dec 4th, 2009 · The striking Georgian soprano Tamar Iveri stars as Marguerite in Houston Grand Opera's production of Gounod's Faust, alongside celebrated bass Samuel Ramey in one of his trademark roles as Mephistopheles, and tenor William Burden in the title role.