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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That’s when the tightness of the band is really apparent, from Springsteen’s singing to Clarence Clemons’s all-time sax solo to Roy Battan and Max Weinberg’s integral piano and drum pounding.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Pat Thomas bangs on the piano with his fists and Seymour Wright blares through his sax like a fire alarm.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Gaga and Bennett are fine, yet a spectacular tenor sax solo outshines them both.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
The world should know Murray is still champion of the tenor sax and bass clarinet.
—Brett Saunders, The Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2024
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Pat Thomas bangs on the piano with his fists and Seymour Wright blares through his sax like a fire alarm.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Gaga and Bennett are fine, yet a spectacular tenor sax solo outshines them both.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
The world should know Murray is still champion of the tenor sax and bass clarinet.
—Brett Saunders, The Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Sax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sax. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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