For saxophonists, Belgium is the place where it all began. In the 1840's, Belgian inventor and musician Adolphe Sax developed the world's first saxophone, patenting his new instrument in 1846. Though today's saxophones have many innovations that separate them from the original instrument, Sax's design bears the same signature shape and characteristics that make the saxophone what it is today.
Since it's inception, saxophone has only grown in popularity and now stretches into virtually every genre of music and continues to inspire new generations of musician from all parts of the world.