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National Saxophone Day

Nov. 8, 2022
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November 6th is National Saxophone Day in honor of the saxophone inventor Adolphe Sax’s birthday. When Sax created his saxophone around 1840, it was not simply one instrument but rather an entire family of instruments of all different sizes.

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