JazzWax

JazzWax

2007-2025

Interview: Phil Woods (Part 3)

Marc Myers's avatar
Marc Myers
Feb 19, 2009
∙ Paid
Share

Phil Woods is known worldwide as a jazz headliner and leader with a powerful attack on the alto saxophone. He plays with every ounce of energy, as though it's his very last day on the job. And for reasons that probably have more to do with nature than logic, when Phil plays, the urgency in his tone leaves me transfixed. It's so magnetic that I stop what…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to JazzWax to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Marc Myers
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture