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bass saxophone

American  
[beys] / 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

Playing bass saxophone and occasionally alto, he uses fingers, breath, extended techniques — including circular breathing, overblown multiphonics and vocalizing while playing — and sheer astonishing stamina to perform.

From New York Times Apr. 17, 2011

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