CHICAGO (Reuters) - Jazz legend John Coltrane routinely pushed his tenor saxophone into the altissimo range, notes far above the instrument's normal range, and now Australian scientists know how he ...

Great saxophone players do more than just hit the right notes on their instrument, they can also tune their own vocal tract to match, researchers say. Musicians have long known that professional ...

John Coltrane and other famed jazz saxophonists hit piercing high notes that amateurs can't by expertly changing the shape of their vocal tracts, research now reveals. Subscribe to read this story ...