The shop — in the heart of the Diamond District, on West 47th Street — is crowded with used instruments and the whimsical sculptures Ritter creates during his downtime from spare saxophone parts.

NEW YORK — Perry Ritter’s tiny saxophone repair shop in midtown Manhattan is as much a visual flight of fancy as a jazz solo is an auditory one.

What is your favorite saxophone part or parts in a rock ’n’ roll song? The sax is one of my favorite instruments. Its importance in jazz music cannot be overstated, but it also is a ...

American Boy by Estelle like for pt 3!! #saxophone #solo ♬ original sound – evanjacobson. He further undercuts his own claim with Part 2 of the series, which uses Estelle’s “American Boy ...

The saxophone part for that work called for a classically-trained saxophonist who could play a very difficult part in a 1950s jazz-style. Image source, AFP/Getty Images. Image caption, ...

Since 2009, he has performed Adams’ “City Noir” — which features an extended and rather acrobatic solo saxophone part — 36 times with a dozen orchestras.

The saxophone part for that work called for a classically-trained saxophonist who could play a very difficult part in a 1950s jazz-style. Image source, AFP/Getty Images. Image caption, ...