Paul Hansonis an Americanbassoonist,saxophonist,dudukplayer, and composer with roots injazzandclassicalmusic.
Music career
editPaul Hanson was born in San Francisco, CA, on October 28, 1961.[1]His parents were both musicians: his mother a classical pianist and his father a music teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District. In high school, Hanson performed in theYoung People's Symphony Orchestra[2](YPSO) and participated in a concerto competition curated by the San Francisco Symphony. He won the competition in the woodwinds division, receiving the Pepsi Young Musician Award. At the young age of seventeen, Hanson recorded alto saxophone on the albumPillars[3]byPeter Apfelbaum& the Hieroglyphics Ensemble. Since then, his career has expanded vastly into multiple genres. He has performed withCirque du Soleil,[4]who had created a role specifically for him in the showZED.
Hanson has received various awards. The National Endowment of the Arts awarded Hanson with a jazz performance grant in 1995. He was the Robert Mondavi Concerto Competition winner as a student in 1984. WithBéla Fleck and the Flecktones,he recordedOutbound,[5]which won a Grammy in 2000. Hanson was the Grand Prize winner of JAZZIZ Magazine's Woodwinds on Fire award in 1995. Hanson has taught numerous master classes worldwide, including Ithaca College, Penn State University, Arizona State University, Oklahoma University, University of Wisconsin, Memphis State University, University of Northeastern Oklahoma, University of Arkansas, and Portland State University-all, specializing in modern performance techniques and improvisation for double reed instruments. Hanson has also taught privately in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Hanson has performed and recorded with the likes of:
- Abraham Laboriel
- Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
- Billy Childs
- Billy Cobham
- Billy Higgins
- Brian Blade
- Charlie Hunter
- Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
- Craig Erikson[6]
- David Binney
- DAVKA
- Dennis Chambers
- Eddie Money[7]
- Jeff Denson[8]
- Jeff Sipe[9]
- Joel Harrison[10]
- Jonas Hellborg
- Kai Eckhardt
- Karen Blixt[11]
- King Baldwin
- Medeski Martin & Wood
- Miguel Zenón
- Napa Symphony Orchestra
- Oakland Eastbay Symphony Orchestra
- Oaktown Irawo
- Omar Sosa
- Patrice Rushen
- Pat Senatore[12]
- Peter Apfelbaum
- Peter Erskine
- Randy Brecker
- Ray Charles
- Raze the Maze
- Rob Wasserman
- SF Jazz
- St. Joseph Ballet Company
- The Klezmorim
- The Paul Dresher Ensemble
- Sawalé[13]
- T Lavitz
- Victor Wooten
- Wayne Shorter
Hanson has performed alongside great musicians and led his solo bassoon show and the Paul Hanson Quintet ‒ both internationally performing ensembles.
Discography
edit| Album | Record Label | Year Released |
|---|---|---|
| The Last Romantics | 1994 | |
| Astro Boy Blues | Moo | 1997 |
| Voodoo Suite | Manzanita Ranch Music | 2000 |
| Frolic in the Land of Plenty | Abstract Logix | 2008 |
| New Days | Blue Coast Records | 2019 |
| Calliope | Manzanita Ranch Music | 2024 |
Appears On
edit| Album | Artist | Year Released |
|---|---|---|
| Pillars | Peter Apfelbaum | 1979 |
| Can't Hold Back | Eddie Money | 1986 |
| Toni Childs | Union | 1988 |
| Kotoja | Sawalé | 1994 |
| Pasquale | Billy ChildsandPat Senatore | 1995 |
| When Groove Was King | What It is | 1996 |
| Funky Cubonics | Omar Sosaand Oaktown Irawo | 1998 |
| Range of Motion | Joel Harrison | 1999 |
| Outbound | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | 2000 |
| Live at the Quick | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | 2002 |
| The Golem | DAVKA | 2004 |
| Timeless | Jeff Sipe | 2004 |
| Cosmic Farm | Craig Erikson,T Lavitz,Jeff Sipe,andRob Wasserman | 2005 |
| DAVKA Live | DAVKA | 2005 |
| Sipe, Hanson, and Hellborg | Jeff Sipe,Jonas Hellborg,Paul Hanson | 2005 |
| Temple of the Invisible | Robert Rich | 2005 |
| VU | Zenith Patrol | 2005 |
| Mad Hope | Karen Blixt feat.Randy BreckerandPatrice Rushen | 2008 |
| Polaris | OoN | 2014 |
| Concentric Circles | Jeff Denson Quartet | 2015 |
| Spirit House | Joel Harrison | 2015 |
| Pictures at an Exhibition | King Baldwin | 2018 |
| Producer's Choice | Compilation Album | 2018 |
| Kidz These Daze | Casey & The Comrades | 2020 |
References
edit- ^"Live music interview with American Canyon, California, bassoon player Paul Hanson".30 April 2013.
- ^"Richard O. Burdick wiki style biography".www.i-ching-music.com.Retrieved2021-03-27.
- ^Peter Apfelbaum With Berkeley Arts Company & The Hieroglyphics Ensemble – Pillars (1979, Vinyl),retrieved2021-03-27
- ^"Interview: Paul Hanson one of the world's best-known jazz bassoonists – Jazz in Europe".Retrieved2021-03-27.
- ^Outbound - Béla Fleck & the Flecktones | Credits | AllMusic,retrieved2021-03-27
- ^Cosmic Farm - Craig Erickson, T Lavitz, Jeff Sipe, Rob Wasserman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic,retrieved2021-03-27
- ^"Eddie Money - Can't Hold Back".Discogs.Retrieved2021-03-27.
- ^Concentric Circles — Jeff Denson,retrieved2021-03-27
- ^"Jeff Sipe, Paul Hanson, Jonas Hellborg, by Jeff Sipe, Paul Hanson, Jonas Hellborg".Jeff Sipe.Retrieved2021-03-27.
- ^"Spirit House, by Joel Harrison".Joel Harrison.Retrieved2021-03-27.
- ^Loudon, Christopher (August 2008)."Karen Blixt: Mad Hope".JazzTimes.Retrieved2021-03-27.
- ^Pasquale - Pat Senatore | Credits | AllMusic,retrieved2021-03-27
- ^Kotoja – Sawalé (1992, CD),retrieved2021-03-27
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