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saxophone
noun
sax·o·phone
ˈsak-sə-ˌfōn 
: one of a group of single-reed woodwind instruments usually ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical metal tube and finger keys
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King Gizzard tried something new (again) by recording with an orchestra on Phantom Island, and Maruja combined brutally heavy riffs with a smooth saxophone for the powerful offering that is Pain to Power.
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Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
At around the same time, Leon Russell joined them on piano, bringing along his saxophone player and the great Nigerian percussionist Ambrose Campbell.
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In the Northern Mexican style with saxophone, regional Mexican singer Tapy Quintero caps off a great year in his career with this nostalgic track.
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2025
The band’s music, performed on flutes, saxophones, keyboard and percussion is elegant, earthy, and multidimensional, combining jazz, Asian, R&B, and many different styles from around the globe.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
At around the same time, Leon Russell joined them on piano, bringing along his saxophone player and the great Nigerian percussionist Ambrose Campbell.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
In the Northern Mexican style with saxophone, regional Mexican singer Tapy Quintero caps off a great year in his career with this nostalgic track.
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2025
The band’s music, performed on flutes, saxophones, keyboard and percussion is elegant, earthy, and multidimensional, combining jazz, Asian, R&B, and many different styles from around the globe.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Saxophone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saxophone. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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saxophone
noun
sax·o·phone
ˈsak-sə-ˌfōn
: a musical instrument of the woodwind class consisting of a usually curved metal tube with finger keys and a reed mouthpiece
Etymology
named for Antoine "Adolph" Sax 1814–1894 a Belgian maker of musical instruments
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