On BeBop Bassoon, Daniel Smith introduces the jazz world to his unique sound on the first ever compact disc recording of straight ahead bop classics on the deep voiced horn. The most recorded bassoon ...

When Nicole Buetti first picked up the bassoon, it was supposed to be a not-so-secret weapon in woodwind-on-woodwind combat.

When Richard Bobo wants to remind people what a bassoon sounds like, he refers to marching broomsticks. You know, the ones from the most iconic scene of Disney's ...

On BeBop Bassoon, Daniel Smith introduces the jazz world to his unique sound on the first ever compact disc recording of straight ahead bop classics on the deep voiced horn. The most recorded bassoon ...

Eighteen indispensable men got ready last week for another winter’s work. They were the contrabassoonists of the eighteen big U.S. symphony orchestras. Without them, the U.S. symphonic season could ...

The bassoon has a dubious place in pop culture, often used in movies and TV to make odd moments sound even more awkward. But advocates of the... You might think you haven't heard the bassoon outside a ...

When you’re friends with William Safford, you learn a lot about bassoons. The names of principal bassoonists in the major American orchestras over the last 75 years, the specifications and ...

MINDEN — Karen Sandene and the members of Bassoons Across Nebraska wanted to take their iconic instruments out of the concert hall and have a little fun. “Audiences won’t hear the more formal ...

You might think you haven't heard the bassoon outside a concert hall before, but you have: The woodwind instrument features prominently in the theme music of Leave It To Beaver, represents the ...