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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Walter Parazaider, a founding member of Chicago who played several wind instruments in the band, including sax, flute, and clarinet, died on Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Bill Clinton had his sax, Jimmy Carter his Southern rockers, Barack Obama his music-biz admirers.
—David Browne, Air Mail, 13 June 2026
The act tonight was the Messthetics, a punk-prog-jazz outfit, featuring the drummer and the bassist from Fugazi (Brendan Canty and Joe Lally), a guitar wizard (Anthony Pirog), and a sax man (James Brandon Lewis).
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Gabriel leans into the music, and the bell of his sax catches the light, flashing gold with each movement.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Bill Clinton had his sax, Jimmy Carter his Southern rockers, Barack Obama his music-biz admirers.
—David Browne, Air Mail, 13 June 2026
The act tonight was the Messthetics, a punk-prog-jazz outfit, featuring the drummer and the bassist from Fugazi (Brendan Canty and Joe Lally), a guitar wizard (Anthony Pirog), and a sax man (James Brandon Lewis).
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Gabriel leans into the music, and the bell of his sax catches the light, flashing gold with each movement.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
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“Sax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sax. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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