plural saxes
informal
: saxophone
plays sax in a local jazz ensemble
—often used before another nouna sax player
The transmission, as one editor put it, "is as smooth as a Paul Desmond sax solo."—
John Phillips
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To hear Ellington's band stomping through the opening of Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue or the sax soli of Cotton Tail is to experience a sublime understanding of the power of a group.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
About a third of this month’s bookings are bona fide jazz, including alto sax great Gary Bartz, who plays Yoshi’s April 23-24.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
People online are theorizing why Wallen left the show so abruptly, rather than staying to hug it out with the Not Ready for Prime Time Players and listening to Lenny Pickett absolutely wail on that sax.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2025
Then someone playing bass, someone playing a baritone sax, a live drummer, and then vocals.
—Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
About a third of this month’s bookings are bona fide jazz, including alto sax great Gary Bartz, who plays Yoshi’s April 23-24.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
People online are theorizing why Wallen left the show so abruptly, rather than staying to hug it out with the Not Ready for Prime Time Players and listening to Lenny Pickett absolutely wail on that sax.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2025
Then someone playing bass, someone playing a baritone sax, a live drummer, and then vocals.
—Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Sax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sax. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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