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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The song glided by on an irresistible soul-pop thrum, with low sax, steady piano and backbeat-heavy bass and drum that all could have easily backed a Motown smash of the year or two prior.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 June 2025
The electronics against a mini orchestra—bass, flute, sax, clarinet, percussion—evoke a full, underwater soundscape, like you’re submerged in a comforting dream, or another life.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
The July 19 concert will feature four tenor sax players, Melissa Aldana, Chris Lewis, Walter Smith III and Lew Tabackin, joined by a rhythm section led by Diehl.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Joining Springsteen were, on drums, Anton Fig; on guitar, Sig McGinnis; on keys, Shaffer; sitting in on sax and tambourine for the night, David Sanborn; and for reasons that remain elusive to our cursory internet research, Francisco Centeno on bass, and not Will Lee.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 June 2025
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 June 2025
The electronics against a mini orchestra—bass, flute, sax, clarinet, percussion—evoke a full, underwater soundscape, like you’re submerged in a comforting dream, or another life.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
The July 19 concert will feature four tenor sax players, Melissa Aldana, Chris Lewis, Walter Smith III and Lew Tabackin, joined by a rhythm section led by Diehl.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Joining Springsteen were, on drums, Anton Fig; on guitar, Sig McGinnis; on keys, Shaffer; sitting in on sax and tambourine for the night, David Sanborn; and for reasons that remain elusive to our cursory internet research, Francisco Centeno on bass, and not Will Lee.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 June 2025
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“Sax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sax. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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