Unlike the structured precision of a piano-driven quartet, saxophone-guitar albums thrive on spontaneity. Imagine a smoky jazz club where the deep, soulful wail of a saxophone weaves effortlessly with ...

Mindi Abair got her first real taste of fame from a source that few jazz musicians could claim to share -- a slot playing sax on the Backstreet Boys tour. Not to say that Abair hadn't already blown ...