Jazz Suite is the second album by bassoonist Daniel Smith to be reviewed in these precincts (Smokin' Hot Bassoon Blues was the first). This one is far more agreeable, for at least two reasons: first, ...

The bassoon seems to be the homebody of the orchestral woodwind family. This double-reed dynamo rarely leaves the confines of the classical world, instead finding contentment in its comfort zone, ...

It takes a fairly brave soul to champion the bassoon as a solo instrument in jazz, and Michael Rabinowitz appears to be brave beyond belief. Making his debut at the Green Mill Jazz Club over the ...

Unusual instrumentation within jazz is not exactly unusual. A lot of “weird” and unexpected combinations of instruments have been heard, and thankfully so. There are abundant examples of ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Daniel Smith's "Bassoon and Beyond" Jazz ...

Shatner’s Bassoon are a group of six Leeds based composers/improvisers. Since forming in 2010 they have embarked on two tours of the UK, completed a PRS funded residency program, had a live show ...

" 'Uh oh — things are going comically awry!' That's the way I think it is most often used in television and movies," says Eileen Reynolds, who has played the bassoon since elementary school. "When I ...