Scott Robinson searches for sublime sounds playing just about anything

When: Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Capilano University BlueShore Theatre, 2055 Purcell Way, North Van.

Tickets/info: From $35 at capilanou.ca/centre

The contrabass saxophone stands nearly two metres tall and weighs 20-plus kilos. The largest member of the instrument family Adolphe Sax patented in 1846 enjoyed a very short period of popularity in the late-1800s. By the 1930s, this gargantuan piece of the brass all but vanished, and only a few dozen originals remain.