Jon Skillings is an editorial director at CNET, where he's worked since 2000. A born browser of dictionaries, he honed his language skills as a US Army linguist (Polish and German) before diving into ...

We've invited Troy Andrews — better known as Trombone Shorty — to answer three questions about instruments you've probably never heard of. Originally broadcast March 14, 2015. BILL KURTIS: From NPR ...

I failed at the saxophone so I don’t need the 6 easiest brass instruments to play in a band. But maybe you do. Maybe you, unlike me, did not fail at saxophone. Maybe you will pass or even succeed!

New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras last week with that signature brass band sound. In the seven years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, a local man has played a role in bringing that sound ...

The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments reopened Feb. 25 after renovations with a new exhibition, “Resounding Brass.” The rare instruments on display trace centuries of innovations in the evolution ...

Before we get to our next musical interview, let me tell you that WAIT WAIT ...DON'T TELL ME is coming to Philadelphia on July 9 and Louisville, Ky., on September 3. You can find tickets at our ...