Normally, I resent it when a bandleader begins a show by milking the house for applause, letting us know that he’s not going to play unless he hears evidence of real enthusiasm from the crowd. To heck ...

Don’t let Harry Allen’s boyish, Casper the Friendly Ghost-like looks fool you, or the fact that his tone on the tenor resembles the Lester Young-inspired “Four Brothers” of Woody Herman’s saxophone ...

To call young stud tenor saxophonist Paul-Eirik Melhus the next John Coltrane or even in the vein of a contemporary jazz cat like Chris Speed would be premature and just plain stupid. But we do gotta ...

Nashville-based composer, arranger and saxophonist Ryan Middagh salutes apostles of the mid-range wind instrument on Tenor Madness, his second recording as leader of the Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra.