The first-ever saxophone player was the man who invented it — Adolphe Sax, a Belgian musical instrument maker in the 1800s. The son of both mother and father instrument … See more

Up next is the legendary composer and jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. He was influenced by the blues music of the small town he grew up in and the gospel music of his church. … See more

Known as “Bird” or “Yardbird,” Charlie Parkerwas a trailblazer in the world of jazz, credited with the invention of bebop. He was born in 1920 in Kansas and took music lessons at … See more

Jumping forward a few decades, we have up next the famous female saxophonistCandy Dulfer, daughter of well-known Dutch jazz tenor saxophonist Hans Duffer, wh… See more

At just seven or eight years old, Sonny Rollinswas given an alto saxophone. He started as a pianist, played the alto sax for a while, and then switched to tenor, playing in a high sc… See more