NAMPA — Audiences sit up and take notice when Rob Verdi strolls on stage lugging his six-and-a-half-foot tall contrabass saxophone. “When people see the instrument they know something funny is about ...

YORBA LINDA Rob Verdi’s obsession with collecting rare saxophones started with an instrument that he didn’t believe existed. It was 1985 and Verdi, a jazz musician, was playing a gig in Yuma, Arizona.

The Ramona Concert Association has announced four shows for its 38th season, which runs from October through April. The 7 p.m. concerts will be at Mountain View Community Church, 1191 Meadowlark Way.

Enjoy a free evening of great jazz Thursday, June 11, from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. at the Richmond Area Arts Center, 399 W. Water St. The concert will be presented by “Saxophobia,” the EKU Jazz Ensemble, ...

From the smallest saxophone in the world, the sopranino, to the 6 1/2-foot-tall contrabass sax and everything between, these saxophones are ones you won’t experience by listening to the pep band at a ...

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John ...

For a time Wednesday evening, Adolphe Sax came back to life at San Clemente’s Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. Rob Verdi, a saxophone player and collector, and his band Saxophobia presented ...

With a passion for saxophone history, Rob Verdi has collected some of the most unusual saxophones every manufactured. "Saxophobia" brings them to the stage. Hear a sopranino, the smallest saxophone in ...

Saxophobia brings to the stage a "Who's Who" of sax gone wild at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Helena Civic Center, kicking off Live! at the Civic's 80th season. Presented by a jazz foursome headed by ...

Streaming platforms for Saxophobia haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Ramona Concert Association will present a “who’s who of sax gone wild” when Saxophobia comes to town on Nov. 7. Audience members will have a glimpse of some of the rarest saxophones ever made and the ...