Studio musicians contribute immeasurably, and often anonymously, to the fabric of pop music, making it a rarity when one rises above that anonymity the way saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft did as ...

From classical and rock to jazz and world music, the saxophone has invaded many cultures and styles. Try this quiz celebrating the bicentennial of the instrument's inventor, Adolphe Sax.

And now, we’re throwing it to you. What’s the best sax solo in pop music history? Which rock songs have been elevated by the saxophone’s “irreducible musicality ,” as Weiner puts it?

Gaga has said she wanted to give the song a “Bruce Springsteen vibe,” adding, of “Hair,” “it’s really interesting, because it’s putting saxophone on this really huge electronic ...