- Paul Hanson
Paul Hanson is an American
jazz bassoon ist and saxophonist.He received a bachelor of music degree from the
San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a student ofSan Francisco Symphony Orchestra principal bassoonist Stephen Paulson.He has performed with
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones , thePaul Dresher Ensemble, and numerous other groups. In 2005 and 2006 he toured Latin America withCirque du Soleil 's show "Saltimbanco ". He has also toured theUnited States ,Europe , andJapan with artists such as the Swedish bass guitaristJonas Hellborg , guitaristJoel Harrison ,The Klezmorim ,Peter Apfelbaum and the Hieroglyphics Ensemble, the American composerTerry Riley , Afro-pop bandKotoja , and 1980s croonerEddie Money (as a saxophonist). He will travel toTokyo ,Japan to be part of a new Cirque Du Soleil resident production in summer 2008.Hanson sometimes uses electronic processing to alter or augment the sound of his bassoon.
He lives in the
San Francisco Bay Area ,California .Discography
As leader
*2008 - Frolic In the Land of Plenty (to be released March 2008)
*"Voodoo Suite"
*"Astro Boy Blues" (Moo)
*"The Last Romantics"
*"Homecoming" (klezmer and Eastern European duets)With Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
*2000 - "
Outbound "
*2002 - "Live at the Quick "With Jeff Sipe
*2004 - "Timeless"With DAVKA
*2004 - "The Golem "
*2005 - "DAVKA Live "With Zenith Patrol
*2005 - "VU "'With Jonas Hellborg and Jeff Sipe'"
*2005-"Sipe, Hanson and Hellborg "With Billy Childs and Pat Senatore
*1995 - "Pasquale "With Omar Sosa and Oaktown Irawo
*1998 - "Funky Cubonics "With Joel Harrison
*1999 - "Range of Motion "External links
* [http://www.jazzbassoon.com/ Paul Hanson official site]
* [http://jazzbassoon.blogspot.com/ Paul Hanson page]Listening
* [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hansonp Paul Hanson audio samples]
ee also
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Bassoon#Jazz
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