(redman) i think the connection that you feel with an instrument is oftentimes beyond literal or verbal description. but i think one thing that really attracted me to the sound of the tenor saxophone was its incredible emotional range. [saxophone plays jazzy staccato music] the tenor saxophone can be a very, very tender and sensitive instrument. [resonating, mellow melody] or it can be a much more commanding, aggressive, powerful instrument. [dissonant bellowing melody] and i like having those expressive options, and i like having them integrated into the sound of one instrument. [rapid drumbeats] (spiegel) the tabla drums are actually a set. it's two drums or individually called tabla, baya. together it's called tabla. it's made--the right-hand drum is the tabla-- and it's the pitch drum-- the high-pitch drum. the left hand, the baya, is the bass drum. the skin is held on by use of this camel strap, and these wooden blocks are put in to increase or decrease tension. the farther down you hit them, the tighter the skin gets, the higher the tone goes. by pushing on the baya, we are able t