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9:30 Coffee Break: International Saxophone Day

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November 06, 2013

Saxophone on blue metal bench
A saxophone on a blue metal bench
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As you may know, we love our "fake holidays" here on The Morning Show. Today happens to be one we can really get behind though - it's International Saxophone Day!

Saxophone Day is celebrated on November 6th of each year in remembrance of Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax, the inventor of the instrument. Sax was born on November 6, 1814 in Belgium. The saxophone's innovation was that it was the first reed instrument to be made out of brass instead of wood.

What songs featuring a great saxophone part would you like to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Adolphe Sax
Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the Saxophone, was born on Nov. 6, 1814 in Belgium.
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