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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Ace pianist Josh Nelson is serving as the music director and Los Angeles sax wiz Nicole McCabe will do the honors on alto.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The arrangements throughout are a marvel, with each instrument—strummed acoustic, pedal steel, fuzzy sax—captured honestly and laid into place with care.
—Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
The best sax players work off patterns, beats and syncopated rhythms.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Next went Marshall Allen, hands on his sax like feral scrabbling mice.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The arrangements throughout are a marvel, with each instrument—strummed acoustic, pedal steel, fuzzy sax—captured honestly and laid into place with care.
—Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
The best sax players work off patterns, beats and syncopated rhythms.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Next went Marshall Allen, hands on his sax like feral scrabbling mice.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Sax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sax. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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