The saxophone is a unique hybrid: a metal body (like brass instruments) but a single reed (like a clarinet), which is why the saxophone formally belongs to the woodwind family. Adolphe Sax designed an entire family, from sopranino to contrabass.
In classical music the saxophone did not catch on immediately, but the 20th century revealed its full power: Ravel in Boléro, Glazunov in his Saxophone Concerto, Gubaidulina in her modern works. Its true native element, though, is jazz: Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Kenny G. In Ukraine there is a strong jazz saxophone school: Andriy Kozyr and the bands Schpiltak and Mamalyga Jazz.
