Veteran sax and flute player Lew Tabackin, a product of South Philadelphia, is one of the “Jazz Jews” discussed in Mike Gerber’s new book of that name. Tabackin performs in a quartet with his wife, ...

Alex Hernandez's dark brown hair falls in perfect waves to his shoulders. His hair escapes his top hat and obscures his face as he approaches the microphone and murmurs, "Our alto sax player fell ...