Although jazz insiders knew of Joe Henderson's prowess as a tenor saxophonist and composer in the early 1960s -- on the basis of a slew of Blue Note recordings -- it wasn't until 30 years later, when ...

If any jazz performance from the 1980s could be thought of as a landmark statement, Joe Henderson's live State of the Tenor sessions would surely float to the top of the list. Recorded at the Village ...

LOS ANGELES -- Joe Henderson, 64, a four-time Grammy-winning jazz tenor saxophonist who gained critical acclaim for a lyrical style reminiscent of the legendary Stan Getz, died June 30. He had ...

Jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, who died on June 30 after a long battle with emphysema, has been described by one music writer as the “supreme melodist”. A fellow musician referred to him as a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Three-time Grammy winning tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, long one of jazz insiders' best-kept secrets, died Saturday of heart failure following a long bout with emphysema. He was 64 ...

LIMA — It began with a music teacher at South High School introducing a young Joe Henderson to the tenor saxophone, and on Thursday, that same Joe Henderson had his name immortalized in the halls of ...

Tenor saxophonists and bossa nova go together like coffee and cream. These two albums from Tower Records' "Exclusive CDs from Blue Note compilation series feature some of the best from both worlds in ...

Joe Henderson: Tenor saxophone, alto flute, flute, piano on "Air"; Alice Coltrane: piano, harp, tamboura, harmonium; Michael White : violin; Charlie Haden: bass ...

The SFJAZZ Collective, an all-star octet representing the SFJAZZ institution in San Francisco, has an intriguing approach to repertoire. Each year, each member writes a new piece for the Collective, ...

The Guardian called him “a giant of the jazz saxophone.” The New York Times added, “Mr. Henderson was unmistakably modern,” and quoted the great Benny Golson, “Joe had one foot in the present, the ...