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Saxophone ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’

Class looks on in awe as 8th-grade saxophonist burns through ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’

Rimsky-Korsakov

Saxophonist plays into pipeline and creates catchy tune

Saxophonist plays into giant industrial pipe to play a duet with his own echo

Jess Gillam

Who is Jess Gillam, the saxophonist? Recordings, age, concerts and social media

Dame Judi Dench wants to learn how to play the saxophone

Dame Judi Dench wants to learn the saxophone – and thinks now might be the best time to do it

Self-isolating pianist performs the Titanic theme with his neighbour

Pianist plays ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from balcony, only for a saxophonist neighbour to join in

Coronavirus

Monte Skelton and Dekar Baker at Moe's House

Jazz band turns fire alarm into third member of the trio

Teenage Dream, by a saxophone quartet

You need to hear Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ played by a saxophone quartet

Musicians - brain surgery

These musicians keep on making music… in the middle of major surgery

Lifestyle

ASMR

We tried ASMR with musical instruments... and now we have goosebumps

Videos

Jess Gillam believes every child should experience the magic of music

‘Music is absolutely essential to our existence’: saxophonist Jess Gillam

Jess Gillam

Saxophonist Jess Gillam performs 'Love Story' at the Baftas 2019

Marriage of Figaro on saxophones

Pure joy: The Marriage of Figaro, but it’s arranged for a saxophone sextet

Mozart

Jess Gillam

Star saxophonist Jess Gillam plays ‘If' by Michael Nyman (and it's stunning)

Laughing saxophones

Try not to laugh at these LOLing saxophones

Monti Czardas saxophone

Monti’s ‘Czárdás’ sounds unbelievably seductive on a saxophone

Mii Saxophone Quartet

This saxophone quartet arrangement of the ‘Wii’ theme is the geekiest throwback ever

Subcontrabass saxophone

This is the largest playable saxophone in the world, and it sounds brilliantly monstrous

saxophone meredith monk hocket

This saxophonist plays AND sings a duet meant for two vocalists