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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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
Clemons, nephew of E Street Band co-founder Clarence Clemons, embodies his uncle in a way that provides continuity, giving an impressive take on Clarence’s iconic sax sounds and even wearing his uncle’s size-16 boots on stage.
—Brandon Shaw, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026
That track also features a gorgeous sax solo by Joshua Redman, who co-produced the album.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
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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
Clemons, nephew of E Street Band co-founder Clarence Clemons, embodies his uncle in a way that provides continuity, giving an impressive take on Clarence’s iconic sax sounds and even wearing his uncle’s size-16 boots on stage.
—Brandon Shaw, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026
That track also features a gorgeous sax solo by Joshua Redman, who co-produced the album.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
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“Sax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sax. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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