This issue's articles include:

Into the Woods

A look into the life and work of the American saxophonist Phil Woods, who left one of largest and most impressive recording legacies of any single-reeder

Kenneth Morris

Jonathan Radford

The channel-hopping saxophonist and reigning Royal Over-Seas League Gold Medallist talks about the difference between French and British conservatoires’ approach to the classical saxophone

Michael Pearce

Michael Collins

We hear from the solo clarinettist and conductor about current projects and future ambitions amid a challenging year

Chris Walters

Clarinetfest 2018

We report from the International Clarinet Association’s annual flagship event

Stephanie Reeve

World Saxophone Congess

A report from this year’s World Saxophone Congress.

David Zucchi

Reed seasoning and adjusting

A little time spent on reed management pays dividends

Chuck Currie

Science of articulation

Some recent scientific studies of clarinet tonguing are presented by the School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Australia

Joe Wolfe

Heather Roche

A profiles on Heather Roche, a Canadian and now London-based clarinettist, blogger and contemporary music advocate

Ian Mitchell

Film Noir

The birth of Film Noir, an ambitious new piece for sax octet by Ivor McGregor

Kyle Horche

P. Mauriat

Clarinet & Saxophone is grateful to all our advertisers for their continued support. In this new feature, we shine a light on one of them in each issue, beginning with P. Mauriat

Ben Chapman

Redefining reeds

This October marks the 20th anniversary of Légère Reeds. We hear from co-founder and president Mark Korschot about the company’s journey

Michael Pearce