Musical Instruments – Page 6

Casey Benjamin, Free-Spirited Saxophonist, Dies at 45

A musical voyager who wouldn’t be limited by genre, style or even instrument, he brought exuberance to the Robert Glasper Experiment and other groups.

By Alex Williams

Content Type: Personal Profile Cremona (Italy) Musical Instruments Stradivari, Antonio Violins and Violas

How a Violin Maker’s Dreams Came True in Cremona, Italy

As a teenager, Ayoung An decided to become a violin maker. Her journey eventually took her to Cremona, Italy, a famed hub for masters like Antonio Stradivari.

By Valeriya Safronova and Sasha Arutyunova

Documentary Films and Programs Music Musical Instruments The Tuba Thieves (Movie)

‘The Tuba Thieves’ Review: The Real Meaning of Listening

In this film, the artist Alison O’Daniel uses the theft of tubas from Southern California high schools as a central hub in a wheel with many spokes.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Beatles, The England Guitars Lost and Found Property McCartney, Paul Musical Instruments Pop and Rock Music

How Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Was Found Five Decades Later

The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 years ago. Two journalists and a Höfner expert were determined to find it.

By Isabella Kwai