After Sax’s death, the saxophone finally found an established place in the world of music when it came to the United States and made its mark in the world of jazz—and, eventually, rock and roll.

The name “saxophone” doesn’t just refer to one instrument, but to a family of them. The designer of the saxophone, Belgian-born inventor Adolphe Sax, initially applied for 14 instrument ...

Orchestras hated him. When Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in 1841, he sought to combine the subtlety of woodwinds with the power of big brass in an instrument unlike anything the world had ...

Google illustrator Lydia Nichols brings her elegantly playful style to the world of jazzy invention, with a "Sax Fifth" suite of Doodles today to toast the inventor.

Dinant, a city on the River Meuse in Belgium, is the place for sax maniacs looking for a saxy weekend break. It’s the birthplace of Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone. La Maison de Monsie… ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

Adolphe Sax, born in Belgium on November 6, 1814, was a Belgian musician and inventor who created the much-loved saxophone. Sax invented several instruments including the saxophone which was ...

1846: Emerging from his Paris workshop, musician-inventor Adolphe Sax files 14 patents for an instrument destined to revolutionize American music nearly a century later. His new invention: the ...

Now, Adolphe Sax, as we all know, invented the saxophone. Which was a far better choice than its original name - the adolphone*. And we thought we'd celebrate Sax's birth with two things.

Today marks the 201st birthday of Adolphe Sax the inventor of the saxophone and Google have chosen to celebrate the day with a Doodle.

Dinant, the birthplace of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone, has established itself as one of Belgium's most popular tourist destinations, thanks to its huge saxophones and natural and ...