This is why you can't just go by what you find in search results, and also why grammar matters. Pullman's character clearly played the saxophone, being a jazz saxophonist. The question was whether or not Pullman himself actually played the sax. And I still don't know the answer.

I rarely read reviews about movies I'm interested in watching & only do if they suck, because I want to know if I'm the only one who thinks it sucks.
Well, I just watched Frank "I'm actually supposed to be a problematic cop" Grillo in "Werewolves" and I think this is the best review I've ever seen.

He's not actually trying to get with her; they're both fixed. But she has had at least one litter, and I don't think she was particularly fond of the experience. Conversely, Jaqen is just an innocent neutered forever-virgin, who just wants to scrap.