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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On Vie, Doja devotes an entire album to the pop and R&B sounds of the Hair Decade, an album full of pastels and neon and mega-cheese sax solos.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Kelce, who graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 2006, played baritone sax in the school's jazz band and the symphonic winds ensemble, per CBS Philadelphia.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Bill Clinton playing sax on Arsenio Hall.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
His set had its share of ’70s singer-songwriter instrumental tropes, including sax and steel guitar — comfort-food instruments whose warm touches help some of Misty’s more lacerating songs feel like you’re being treated with a balm.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 July 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Kelce, who graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 2006, played baritone sax in the school's jazz band and the symphonic winds ensemble, per CBS Philadelphia.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Bill Clinton playing sax on Arsenio Hall.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
His set had its share of ’70s singer-songwriter instrumental tropes, including sax and steel guitar — comfort-food instruments whose warm touches help some of Misty’s more lacerating songs feel like you’re being treated with a balm.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 July 2025
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“Sax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sax. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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