this a little introduction. >> grammy a ward winning musician and composer paul handson. >> ♪ [ music> oh, paul, beautiful. the basoon. >> what is it. >> an older instrument distant to the are recorder. we back at about 1600 started to normalize. thed modern dates back to about 120 years wag the new pipingerring system. basically-o instrument but since it is double reed it has an interesting possibility that a lot of people haven't got into so much. there's an interesting reflection that you can use many this type of music i play which is eastern european or jewish music and it is dark. it is kind of covered. it is very mel l low. very is vocal and it is kinds of ways to different tones the things in between so it is in and out of -- that you would find in middle east and jewish music. is so it has a great range. you can play baseline, melody, in mid expel that's what atracted me to it. >> it is considered part of the woodwind. >> yes, woodwind family, orchestra i have been known to -- what i do is play jazz on bassoon. unusual music that you don't norm mri play on an instrument. >> w