The sprawling closing chapter of Colin Stetson's New History Warfare trilogy adds a welcome wrinkle in the vocals of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon-- sometimes angelic, sometimes metal brutal-- and sees the ...

Colin Stetson’s maximalist, lung-wrenching meditations on bass saxophone often incorporate imagery of powerful animals. And at recent live shows, he has taken to sharing a story about a real life ...

Saxophonist Colin Stetson's New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges evokes the quote by cowboy philosopher and former US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, "There are known knowns. These are things we ...

Audio for this feature is no longer available. It's no exaggeration to say that Colin Stetson rarely stops to take a breath: The Montreal saxophonist uses circular breathing and other inventive ...

Patented in 1846, the bass saxophone was the first of Adolphe Sax’s most famous inventions, and the one closest in appearance to a steampunk fetish object. It looks archaic, oversized, even a little ...

‘Judges’ was as much a recording of someone doing aerobic exercise or some kind of religious breathing ritual as it was a musical document. Colin’s mastered a circular breathing technique that allows ...