Paul Hanson

Paul Hanson

male
Paul Hanson is an American jazz bassoonist and saxophonist. He has performed with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, the Paul Dresher Ensemble, and n...

Michael Rabinowitz

male
Michael Rabinowitz is a bassoonist who plays both classical music and jazz. Born in Bethany, Connecticut, Michael grew up with four sisters and a...
Sol Schoenbach

Sol Schoenbach

male, deceased (1999)
Sol Schoenbach (1915-1999) was an accomplished bassoonist, teacher and pedagogue. Schoenbach was a student of the distinguished bassoonist Simon...
Bernard Garfield

Bernard Garfield

male, 85 years old
Bernard Garfield is a well-known bassoonist, teacher, composer and pedagogue. He studied at New York University (1948 BA, English Literature) and...
Simon Kovar

Simon Kovar

male, deceased (1970)
Simon Kovar was a 20th century bassoonist and one of the most renowned teachers of the instrument. Simon Kovar was born Simon Kovarski in Vilnius,...
Judith Leclair

Judith Leclair

female, 51 years old
Judith LeClair (b. 1958), from Newark, Delaware, is an American bassoonist. She has been the principal bassoon in the New York Philharmonic since...
Leonard Sharrow

Leonard Sharrow

male, deceased (2004)
Leonard Sharrow (August 4, 1915-August 9, 2004), was one of the foremost American bassoonists of the 20th Century. Born in New York City, he joined...
Lindsay Cooper

Lindsay Cooper

female, 58 years old
Lindsay Cooper (born 3 March 1951) is an English bassoon and oboe player, composer and political activist. Best known for her work with the band...

Sherman Walt

male, deceased (1989)
Sherman Walt (1923-October 26, 1989) was one of the foremost American bassoonists of the 20th Century. Born in Minnesota, he served in the U.S....