Able Quote by Jon Gordon

When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with a guy named George Cassidy, who was also a…

— Van Morrison

My aunt Ruth Brown was a jazz musician. I got hooked on it at a young age, understanding what John Coltrane was doing playing…

— Rakim

I used to play tenor sax in high school, man.

— Sean Price

I loved playing the saxophone.

— GRiZ

I was [ on Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition] with Ralph Bowen, and Joel Frahm, Jimmy Greene, John Ellis. You can't play the saxophone…

— Jon Gordon

I was trained in jazz, which I love.

— Jesse Andrews

My little brother is just an amazing Jazz pianist and sax player.

— Josh Freese

I was finishing up at High School of Performing Arts and finally, by the end of junior year and start of senior year, made…

— Jon Gordon

Saxophones are awesome.

— Samuel Ervin Beam

Grover Washington was my main influence, and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins,…

— Kenny G

As far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano.

— Boz Scaggs

Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones.

— Gerry Mulligan