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.

LOS ANGELES – One of the world's rarest and most extraordinary pieces of baseball memorabilia has nothing to do with the national pastime, or even sports. It is a standard saxophone, one that may have ...

As trash-talking goes, getting schooled by the "Professor Of Saxophone" is of questionable caliber. But Miles Osland is in no danger of losing face if words fail him—he wields a horn capable of ...

When it comes to versatility, few instruments can compare to the saxophone. It comes in dozens of variations that produce sounds ranging from the lowest lows to the highest highs. No one knows this ...