Originally consisting of saxophonists David Murray, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and Hamiet Bluiett, the World Saxophone Quartet is one of the finest and most unusual small combos in jazz today. The ...

Political conscience occupies a special place in the quintessence of modern jazz, fueling, in its most heated moments, the stuff of blunt insurrection. It remains to be seen whether Political Blues, ...

Quintessence was formed 10 years ago by the meeting of five like-minded saxophonists. Each brought a different outlook, experiences and talent... Uli Letterman, Hartmut Salzmann, Andreas Menzel, Tom ...