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By blowing air from ones mouth into a mouth piece that has a reed, the reed vibrates creating a sound, keys are pushed to change the pitch of said sound.

Soprano

Charlie Parker Charlie "The Bird" Parker is perhaps one of the most famous sax players ever. Much of his eminence was a result of his magnificent improvisational skills. He could churn out notes on his alto with extreme speed. He is very well known for "Yard Bird Suite", which he wrote. Charlie "Bird" Parker was born on the 29th of August, 1920 in Kansas City, Kansas. This future alto saxophonist would become world famous and be known for his great influence on jazz, especially Bebop. He and Dizzy Gillepsie would later be called the Co-founders of Bop.

Coleman Randolph Hawkins Colman Hawkins revolutionized the sound of the tenor saxophone, turning it into one of the most important instruments in jazz. He started playing sax at age 9 and began working professionally at age 16. He developed a full- bodied ensemble and solo, which opened the field for such later tenor sax players as Lester Young, John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins. He was also known as The Father of Jazz Saxophone Playing

John Coltrane American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer who exerted an influence on the jazz of the 1960s and 1970s that was at least as strong as Charlie Parker's had been in the 1940s and 1950s. Coltrane's tone on the tenor saxophone was huge and dark, with clear definition and full body, even in the high register and with the split-note multi- phonics that became his trademark. The cascade of notes during his powerful solos showed his infatuation with chord progressions, culminating in the virtuoso performance of his difficult “Giant Steps.”

Lester Prez Young Together with Coleman Hawkins, Young was one of the most influential saxophonists of the swing era. His light, airy sound, and the melodic grace of his improvisations were in direct contrast to Hawkins's gruffer, more harmonically-based approach. Young's velvety tone and rapid articulation were major influences on the Bebop generation of saxophonists that followed, notably Charlie Parker.

Carlos Wesley Byas, “Don” “Don” was a popular African-American jazz musician born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Although his long residence in Europe kept him out of the public eye in the United States, he is widely considered to be one of the great jazz tenor saxophonists. Whenever American players were touring to Europe, they would ask for Byas to perform jazz with them.

The saxophone was invented in 1840 The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, born Antoine Joseph Sax The saxophone was invented in Dinant, Belgium The saxophone was patented in Paris The saxophone is usually played in Jazz and Pop music The saxophone is a single reed instrument This instrument is made in seven sizes The saxophone spans the entire spectrum of the wind- instruments