Inside the saxophone and the clarinet

Before his final mission, NASA astronaut and jazz saxophonist Ron McNair was set to record a saxophone solo aboard the Challenger, which would have been the first original music ever recorded in space. Here's the backstory on McNair, his life, and how the recording came to be.

A Syos artist scored a documentary about astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

Three things that stand out from the record to us.

A Tokyo-based saxophonist, teacher, and YouTuber sits down with four Syos mouthpieces and gives his unfiltered take on each one.

A look at one of the standout sessions from Live from Emmet's Place, featuring Syos artists Patrick Bartley on alto and Tivon Pennicott on tenor. The band performs Jimmy Heath's "Big P," with each saxophonist taking a different approach to the same tune.

We released a titanium mouthpiece this year. It is called In a SentiMETAL Mood, and it was the first 3D printed titanium mouthpiece SYOS has ever made. Only 100 were produced. This article walks through what the mouthpiece is, how it was made, and what we were chasing in the sound.

Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, talks about her path to the saxophone, her love of Syos mouthpieces, and her new spoken-word jazz album INSOMNIA AND SEVEN STEPS TO GRACE.

A shift from an 8* to a 7* mouthpiece leads to easier response, improved intonation, and a broader conversation around effort, endurance, and what players actually need from their setup.

The saxophone has become a recurring presence in internet memes, appearing across viral clips, performances, and edits.