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bass saxophone

American  
[bays] / beɪs /

noun

  1. a large saxophone of low range, usually supported on a stand while being played.


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"If you play piano, bass, saxophone, I will play with you all night," he says.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Phil Morris, representing Mr Wilkinson, said: "He is a professional musician who has, for many years, practised his bass saxophone at this property unhindered."

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025

That was his inspiration for using a brassy WWII-era ensemble, but throwing into it everything from banjos and mandolins to bass saxophone — a big band for the Big Bang.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2022

Starr was a music teacher and songwriter who played flute, bass, saxophone and an electronic wind synthesizer.

From Washington Post ● May 28, 2021

Instead, as the album’s title suggests, it’s a sonic register: low and deep, Mr. Landrus’s natural range on baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass flute and bass clarinet.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2015

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