[5] SaxAndViolin was formed in 2016 by saxophonist Eli Bennett and violinist Rosemary Siemens, as a duo for private events and concerts.

[16] In February, 2020, the duo released a music video for their version of Dolly Parton's iconic song "I Will Always Love You" filmed during a snowstorm in the backyard of one of Point Grey's biggest mansions in Vancouver, BC.

In addition to being one of Canada's most recognized saxophonists, Bennett has performed twice at the GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles, shared the stage with the likes of Oscar Peterson and the Neville Brothers, opened for the legendary pianist Herbie Hancock, and had one of the top jazz albums in Canada with his WCMA nominated “Jazz Album of the Year” debut, Breakthrough.

[22][23] Rosemary has performed in over 25 countries, 40 U.S. States, for two U.S. Presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers, and recently won “Country/Gospel Album of the Year“ at Canada's Gospel Music Awards.

[25] Once on stage, Bennett got down on one knee, pulled a ring out of the bell of his saxophone and proposed to Siemens in front of the entire audience.

In September 2018, after performing 175 concerts in 100 cities[29] in the nine months of their secret pregnancy, the couple welcomed their first son, Theodore Parker Bennett into the world.

[30] They announced the birth through a YouTube music video featuring a song Siemens wrote and Bennett produced entitled "You and Me".