He performed with John Coltrane in the 1960s before becoming a key figure in the spiritual jazz scene. By Mitchell Peters, Billboard Pharoah Sanders, the legendary tenor saxophonist who performed ...
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with music historian Ayana Contreras about the death of musician Pharoah Sanders and the legacy he leaves behind. And now a moment to remember saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, ...
Is there a more quintessential instrument in jazz than the tenor saxophone? It perfectly embodies the essence of the idiom; the humanistic, full-bodied, rich expression of intelligence and soul.
The acclaimed new album Promises from jazz great Pharoah Sanders, electronic musician Floating Points, and the London Symphony Orchestra will be part of a new film that explores artist Julie Mehretu’s ...
As the last notes of their song “Our Mountain Home” faded at The Ramkat last April, the Pharaoh Sisters were greeted with silence. Not a peep. It wasn’t supposed to be like this for the two-man folk ...
Believe it not, killer power metal doesn’t begin and end with Iced Earth and DragonForce. There’s a less-widely known yet musically superior band out there that will blow the top of your (metal)head ...