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ormando challenger
Ormando Challenger

What’s his deal: Plays the alto saxophone
Why he’s cool: What’s not to love about a man and his sax?
Where to find him: Playing in Union Square

Brief history on the saxophone: Alto saxophone history begins in 1840 with the Belgian, Adolphe Sax, who invented the musical instrument in that year. Sax was a music student at the Brussels Conservatory. He played the clarinet and the flute and studied instrument making from his father. In fact, his father had a part in designing the rotary valves used on trumpets and other brass instruments.

Sax thought his “saxhorn” would combine the elements of a brass instrument with a woodwind, and thus work well in orchestras and military bands, and it does. Popular musicians, however, have made it best known for use in jazz and other popular styles.

Watch as he plays “In A Sentimental Mood” by Duke Ellington...

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