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David Sanborn, Saxophonist Who Defied Pigeonholing, Dies at 78

He was best known as a jazz musician, but his shimmering sound was also heard on classic albums by David Bowie, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen.

By Alex Williams

Content Type: Personal Profile Music Pulitzer Prizes Saxophones Sorey, Tyshawn

Tyshawn Sorey Wins Pulitzer for Composing an ‘Anti-Concerto’

The composer and instrumentalist was honored for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith),” an unconventional concerto written for saxophone and orchestra.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Deaths (Obituaries) Jazz Liquid Soul (Music Group) Nineteen Hundred Eighties Pop and Rock Music Psychedelic Furs (Music Group) Saxophones Waitresses, The (Music Group) Williams, Mars (1955-2023)

Mars Williams, 68, Saxophonist Who Straddled New Wave and Jazz, Dies

He made his name in the 1980s with the Waitresses and the Psychedelic Furs, but his roots were in the exploratory jazz of Eric Dolphy and Ornette Coleman.

By Alex Williams

Deaths (Obituaries) Gayle, Charles (1939-2023) Jazz Religion and Belief Saxophones

Charles Gayle, Saxophonist of Fire and Brimstone, Dies at 84

An intense and uncompromising player, he made music that one critic said was more about “motion and spirit” than tonal centers, rhythms and melodies.

By Andrey Henkin