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Acker Bilk
Acker Bilk has won immortality on rock oldies radio for his surprise 1962 hit "Stranger on the Shore," an evocative ballad featuring his heavily quavering low-register clarinet over a bank of strings. To the jazz world, though, he has a...
Allan R. Vache
Allan Vache’ ��" Clarinetist Born December 16, 1953 Allan Vache was graduated from Roosevelt Elementary School, Rahway Junior High School, and Rahway High School, Rahway, New Jersey 1959-1971. He also attended Jersey City State...
Alvin Batiste
A music master, composer, arranger, educator and performer - Alvin Batiste defies description. He is a Renaissance Man for the 21st Century. He is a Music Pioneer who has contributed to every genre. He is simply "Batiste" - one of the...Andrew Sfiris
I am Currently A High School Student at Chatham High School in Chatham, NJ. I plan to double major in Music Education and Jazz Performance (clarinet). I am very active in the music program at school and look to further my music career...Andy Biskin
Andy Biskin is a clarinetist and composer with a broad range of interests. In addition to leading several ensembles in the New York area, he has composed scores for film, dance, and theater. Born and raised in Texas, Biskin studied music...
Andy Firth
Andy Firth started his performance career at the age of 14 when he appeared around South Australia featuring in small groups and big bands. By 17 Andy had moved to Adelaide and co-founded his first band The BBC Trio and later the BBC...
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw, a brilliant jazz clarinetist, was one of the most enigmatic, daring and adventurous bandleaders of the swing-era. An intellectual, he hated public life and the music industry. Over the course of his short career he formed...
Arun Ghosh
Arun Ghosh is a British-Asian clarinettist and composer. His second album, Primal Odyssey, was released in October 2011 on camoci records. In 2008 he was selected for Edition IV of the Jerwood/PRS Foundation 'Take Five' initiative for...
Barney Bigard
One of the premier clarinet players in the history of jazz, Barney Bigard remains immortal. Bigard carried the influence of his birth city, New Orleans, throughout his career. He played tenor sax but later concentrated on clarinet, which...
Ben Goldberg
Clarinetist / Composer Ben Goldberg grew up in Denver, Colorado. He received his undergraduate music degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz and a Master of Arts in Composition from Mills College. He was a pupil of the eminent...
Bennie Maupin
Bennie Maupin's highly personal bass clarinet sound helped define such classic jazz recordings as Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, Big Fun and On the Corner, as well as recordings by Herbie...
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky Goodman, who left Russia to escape anti-Semitism. Benny's mother never learned to speak English....Bernie Holden
Bernie found he could play tunes by ear on the recorder and mouth organ from the age of about 6 and had piano lessons for two years starting about 10. Took up clarinet in the school orchestra at 13 and by 16 was playing in local jazz...
Bill Barner
IBill Barner's "Ten Tunes" reached number 10 on the jazz radio top 40. Radio accolades include, "Very impressed with Bill Barner’s clarinet work"~Sandy Taylor, WRIU Kinston, RI., and "The Bill Barner album is fun and mood transforming....Bill Kalmenson
Prior to his feature debut as a writer-director Bill worked steadily as a stand up comedian and actor. After cutting his teeth in the N.Y.C. and Los Angeles club scenes Bill headlined regularly in comedy clubs all across the country. Bill...
Brian Walsh
- Brian Walsh is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts(MFA,BFA) and the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He has studied clarinet with William Powell, Gary Bovyer, Debra Kanter, and Val Grayson. He has studied...
Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco has the unprecedented distinction of winning twenty Downbeat Magazine Awards, nine Metronome Magazine Awards, and sixteen Playboy All-Stars Awards as the number one jazz clarinetist in the world. Buddy is generally...Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey - clarinet A highly virtuosic clarinetist from the formative years of jazz, Buster Bailey was a distinguished professional and one of the great figures of jazz clarinet. Born William C. Bailey, 19 July 1902, in Memphis,...Carl Barriteau
Carl Barriteau was born in Trinidad, West Indies in 1914. He received his first musical tuition at the Belmont Orphanage in Trinidad and later gigged with Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds before moving to Britain in May, 1937. Twelve days later...
Charlie Gabriel
Charlie Gabriel, known to friends and relatives as Charlie "G" was born in New Orleans, LA and hails from a musical family. His great grandfather, Narcesse Gabriel, who resided in New Orleans in 1856 was a bass player. Charlie's...
Christian M. Baldin
Clarinet, Sax and EWI Akai 4000s are my preferred instruments. This page is intended to share my passion with others. I play music only as amateur.
Chuck Hedges
Chuck Hedges built his reputation in his hometown Chicago in the early 50's along with George Brun, Danny Alvin and Muggsy Spanier. During the 60's Chuck was part of the great Dick Ruedebusch Band that recorded many records and performed...Clifford Tetle
Clifford Irving Tetle was born in Lowell, MA on April 19, 1952. He started playing clarinet in fourth grade and his love for it never stopped. Upon graduating from high school, Clifford moved to Boston and studied at Berklee College of...
Dan Kassell
Inspired by stride pianist, humorist vocalist Fats Waller on 10" LP's that included Al Casey-rhythm guitar, Herman Autrey-trumpet and Al Hall-string bass I learned to play clarinet in the Dover New Jersey High School Marching Band....
Dan Levinson
The cover of the August 1998 issue of The Mississippi Rag refers to Dan Levinson as the "in-demand reedman." Indeed, during an active career that began in the 1980s, he has enjoyed working with such jazz luminaries as Dick Hyman,...Darryl Harper
Darryl Harper began working professionally on clarinet at the age of sixteen in his native Philadelphia. He has performed for over twenty years in venues throughout the world and has recorded several albums on the Hipnotic Records label....David Irwin
Born in Atlanta, David Irwin attended Florida State University and the Yale Music School. He has performed with the Arkansas Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Sarasota Symphony. He has recorded with jazz band SHIM and with the McCormick...Derek James Else
Semi-retired really. I am now running a quintet playing local gigs only. Clarinet,Piano, Double Bass, Drums, Vocalist. We only do about two gigs every year. I have for many years played Alto Sax. as well but do not play it at the moment. I...
Dexter Payne
Now, for the rest of the story... The continuing musical adventures of Dexter Payne and Thiago de Mello! Thiago's music is exquisite - not easily stereotyped. Thiago de Mello first recorded under his own name in 1973 with Dom Salvador,...
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson, perhaps best known for his long stint as frontman for the Artie Shaw Orchestra. Born and grew up in the Brockton, Mass area as part of a musical family. He got his professional start as a musician during a stint with the U.S....
Dixieland Crackerjacks
Founder and bandleader of the Dixieland Crackerjacks is Bert Brandsma. He is one of the few saxophonists in the Netherlands to have earned Bachelors degrees in music for both Jazz and Classical music. Besides playing all members of the...
Don Byron
For well over a decade, Don Byron has been a singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts, exploring widely divergent traditions while continually striving for what he calls "a sound above genre." As clarinetist, saxophonist,...
Dr. Michael White
Dr. Michael White - clarinet Although he grew up in the jazz-saturated environment of New Orleans and several of his relatives played with early jazz greats King Oliver and Kid Ory, Dr. Michael White's primary musical influence...
Eddie Daniels
Eddie Daniels is that rarest of rare musicians who is not only equally at home in both jazz and classical music, but excels at both with breathtaking virtuosity. Expert testimony from the jazz world comes from the eminent jazz critic...Eric Elzière
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Evan Christopher
Clarinetist, Evan Christopher combines virtuosity, immaculate taste, and enthusiasm with a deep commitment to exploring the full range of possibilities in the New Orleans Jazz tradition. Anchored in the musical vocabulary created by early...
FLYING FISH JUMPS
THE FLYING FISH JUMPS is constantly moving on, probably the best signed band on today's Belgian Jazz scene. ROAD TRIP, the first release of the Belgian modern and mad jazz quartet, FLYING FISH JUMPS is now taking us to another...
Francisco F. Castillo
SMALL JAZZ BAND - The Jazz Band of Cordoba City This traditional jazz band saw the light of day back in 1981 in the Argentine city of Cordoba, with a view to recreating the style of the first bands of the 1920s, like those of Joe...
Francois Houle
Clarinetist François Houle has established himself as one of today’s most inventive musicians, in all of the diverse musical spheres he embraces: classical, jazz, new music, improvised music, and world music. Whether he’s performing...
Frank Glover
A National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Performance Award recipient, Glover's debut at Carnegie Recital Hall received a standing ovation and accolades from listeners and critics alike. Best known for his jazz clarinet recordings, Glover’s...
Frank Gratkowski
Frank Gratkowski plays clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, alto saxophone, flute. He was born in Hamburg, Germany. Gratkowski started playing the saxophone at 16 and, following a period at the Hamburg Conservatory (Hamburger...Gábor Winand
Gábor Winand started his musical studies on the clarinet, and then after finishing primary school turned to singing. At the age of 19 he was admitted to the jazz department of the Bartók Béla Conservatory, where his teacher was Attila...George Lewis - Clarinet
A jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in his later decades of life, George Louis Francis Zeno, was born in 1900 in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Lewis was playing clarinet professionally by 1917. He played...Hans Hamelink
If you like nice and easy jazzmusic, not too loud and in a cosy atmosphere, played by musicians who still have fun in making that particular music, well then you will be pleased to hear the NEW ORLEANS RED BEANS, a Dutch band that has...
Harold Rubin
Born: Friday 13th May 1932 7.00 am--Breach birth. Sickly child, protected by his mother. Started questioning the wisdom of God at the age of 5 after an incident with his black nanny and convicts working on the road on his way to nursery...Harry Goldson Jazz Ensemble
Modern Jazz that proves that good jazz can be good music and that good music can be good jazz. Featuring Harry Goldson, clarinet; Larry Gray, bass; Leon Joyce, drums; Jim Cooper, vibes; Dave Hay, piano.
Harry Skoler
Jazz clarinetist Harry Skoler was born in Syracuse, NY in 1956. Harry is Associate Professor of Woodwinds at Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee in 1978, and a Master of...James Danderfer
“One of the best kept secrets in Canada, … a truly remarkable musician.” (- Bill King, Jazz Preview, Jazz FM91.1) Originally from Vancouver, Canada, jazz clarinetist/composer James Danderfer has been traveling, studying and...
James Falzone
“Falzone is a remarkable, in-the-moment improviser -- able, as few virtuosi can, to listen as intently as he sings.”--Larry Kart, Author of Jazz in Search of Itself (Yale University Press)
Composer and clarinetist...
James Richard Smith
He was born in Chestertown, Maryland in 1990. He moved to North Carolina about a month after He was born. He lived in Morganton, North Carolina for a long time. Here is where he would play my first musical instrument in a band. He played...Jean-Marc Foltz
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Jeremiah Cymerman
Jeremiah Cymerman (pronounced SIMMER-MAN) is a composer and clarinetist based in Brooklyn, New York. He was born May 4th, 1980 in log cabin in North Georgia. Since 2002 Cymerman has been active in a wide variety of musical contexts and has...Jerry Floor
I am the Artistic Director for the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival. As a jazz musician, (clarinet, alto sax, flute, piccolo) I have performed on many jazz festivals to include the Park City Jazz Festival, Snowbird Blues & Jazz...
Jerry Senfluk
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (NOT the Czech Republic), on St. Patrick's Day, 1946. As the younger son of a pianist mother and a cellist father. he enjoyed thorough musical education from his distinguished parents in playing...
Jim Brimer
I am Jim Brimer a jazz clarinetist that leads a group called Jim’s Jazz Band which plays traditional jazz music residing in Fort Worth, Texas. Brian Harvey of EuroClub de Jazz in the United Kingdom says “The Jim of Jim’s Jazz Band...
Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone is considered one of the best clarinetists of the Roaring Twenties. His style differs from the other two great New Orleans clarinet players, Johnny Dodds and Sidney Bechet because of his smoother, more romantic tone. Noone's...
Jimmy Giuffre
Reedman and composer Jimmy Giuffre was born in Dallas, TX. He started his musical education at age 9 learning the clarinet and within few years he was proficient enough to give solo clarinet recitals at local functions. After high school...
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton was for a quarter-century a mainstay of jazz's most important large ensemble, the Duke Ellington Orchestra. On clarinet, Hamilton was a model of polished, cool style and substance, while his less often featured work on tenor...
Joachim Badenhorst
Born in Antwerp, Belgium. studied classical clarinet during his childhood. Studied at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague with jazz clarinettists John Ruocco and Michael Moore. Obtained his master degree at the Royal Conservatory of the...
Joe Licari
“There are a number of exceptional clarinetists working in the traditional idioms right now, but none of them cut Joe Licari.” --Robert Levin Joe Licari (b. January 10, 1934, Brooklyn, New York) is an American jazz...
Joe Mares
Joe Mares born New Orleans 1908 was a Dixieland clarinet player, brother of Paul Mares (1900-1949), an American early dixieland jazz cornet & trumpet player, and leader of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Their father, Joseph E. Mares,...Joe Traina
Joe Traina has been leader of the Joe Traina Quartet and Quintet since 1990 performing extensively throughout the New York Tri-State area in such notable establishments as The Rainbow Room, Tavern On The Green, The National Arts Club,...
John LaPorta
At one point in time, John LaPorta looked like he was going to be one of the leading clarinetists in modern jazz. His cool tone and very advanced style (influenced by Lennie Tristano) seemed to be making him the Lee Konitz of the...
Johnny Dodds
From the early days of the brass bands in New Orleans, to the hot jazz of the Roaring Twenties in Chicago, a key figure in the musical progression was the fluid toned, amazingly versatile clarinetist, Johnny Dodds. . Born on April 12,...
Joseph Howell
"...A brilliant virtuoso whose complete control over the clarinet and originality as both an improviser and a composer are very impressive..."—-Scott Yanow, world-famous jazz writer Dr. Joseph D. Howell has gone from being a...
Ken Peplowski
The late Mel Tormé said, "Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic." The New York Times pronounced a...
Kenny Davern
John Kenneth Davern's embryonic days in the music world found him as a big band sideman in various sax sections, and then on to the classic jazz combos of Greenwich Village and New York's uptown clubs as a clarinetist, to his soprano sax...
Lajos Dudas
Lajos Dudas was born in Budapest/Hungary and studied there at the Bela Bartok Conservatory and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music (1958-1963), laying the foundations for his successful career not only as jazz and pop/rock musician but also...Larry Kozak
I started my professional career in the 1950's playing weddings, ethnic affairs and big band jobs with The Ohioans. In 1961 I joined the Tom Arnone Band and remained there until 1997, working extensively at Pesano's Restaurant in Garfield...
Leon Roppolo
Leon Roppolo was a prominent early jazz clarinetist, best known for his playing with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.The New Orleans Rhythm Kings were one of the hottest jazz bands of the early 1920s, and a strong influence on many later...
Linus Wyrsch
Clarinetist/Saxophonist Linus Wyrsch, is a frequently booked recording and live artist based on the East Coast, with a passion for jazz, Brazilian and Latin music. He is known for his bright yet mellow sound and his versatility. Currently,...
Liviu Maxim
Bonjour, Clarinettiste et saxophoniste de jazz, né aux confins de l'Europe, fan inconditionnel de Stan Getz et attiré très jeune par son jeu, je n’avais que 17 ans quand je suis monté sur scène pour jouer. Passionné par mon...
Luca Luciano
“Masterful Clarinet! Luca is a noted Italian clarinettist and composer who now makes his home in London, having developed an enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso around the UK and overseas via recordings and concert hall...Luis Vivanco
Don't have the website. I was born in Santiago de Chile. None of my family is a musician. I started hearing music in serious at four years old. Artists: Chubby Checker, Patachou, Paul Robeson, Paul Anka, etc. At 9 yrs old, my parents,...
Mahlon Clark
Mahlon Clark clarinetist performed on the soundtracks of numerous Hollywood movies and recorded with artists as varied as Lawrence Welk and Madonna. Clark played the well-known clarinet solo of Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk,"...
Marco Santilli
Marco was born in Locarno and grew up in the Italian speaking region of Switzerland. After attending the commercial school Marco decided to go ahead with studying the clarinet at the Zurich Music Academy under Hansjuerg Leuthold and...Mark Sowlakis
Mark G. Sowlakis was introduced to music at the age of 4 through piano lessons; by age 11 he was playing the alto saxophone. A student of William Trimble throughout high school, he was a founding member of The Nuclear Whales Saxophone...
Matt Darriau
Matt Darriau, saxophonist, clarinettist, ethnic-woodwind specialist and composer, Darriau has made several innovative contributions to the New York music scene. His background in the fertile and eclectic milieu of the New England...Matt Snyder
Matt Snyder is a clarinetist and saxophonist based in Brooklyn. After studying with Ted Dunbar at Rutgers University and David Baker at Indiana University, he moved to New York in 1995. His primary instruments are clarinet and bass...
Maxine Carol Martin
I’m a clarinetist and tenor saxophonist who grew up in Connecticut and moved back recently, after living and working in New York for over twenty years. Here in Connecticut, I enjoy performing in many genres of music such as jazz, r & b,...
Mezz Mezzrow
Mezz Mezzrow was born in Chicago in 1899 and was one of that city's most popular clarinetists during the golden jazz age of the twenties. Many of Mezzrow's records reveal his deep feeling for the blues and his playing is characterized by...Michael Lowenstern
Michael Lowenstern, widely considered one of the finest bass clarinetists in the world, has performed, recorded and toured as a soloist and with ensembles of every variety. Michael has written music for concert, film, dance and various...
Michael Marcus
Michael Marcus has been an active member of the New York jazz scene for over twenty five years. In the 1980's and 1990's Michael became a prominent figure on the "free jazz" scene...while always staying connected to...
Mike McGinnis
Clarinetist/Saxophonist/Composer Mike McGinnis has worked with some of today’s most innovative and influential artists including Anthony Braxton’s Trillium E Orchestra, Steve Coleman's Aquarius Ingress (Ravi Coltrane, Tony...
Mort Weiss
Mort Weiss is a bebop-oriented clarinet player with ten albums as leader to date. After having taken 30-odd years off from playing, Weiss came to musical life as a leader in 2003 with The Mort Weiss Quartet (AKA Mort Wiess...
Noel Taylor
An active musician in the London free improv scene, occasionally playing at venues such as the Vortex, Battersea Arts Centre, Cafe Oto, Ray's Jazz, as well as appearing in other European cities, such as Krakow, Berlin and Rome. CD's ...Paolo Carta Mantiglia
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Paulo Moura
One of Brazil's best proponents and keepers of the gafieira tradition (popular ballrooms historically linked to the Carioca folklore tradition of highly artistic and swinging dancing and playing) and one of the best choro players,...
Peanuts Hucko
Michael Andrew "Peanuts" Hucko was born in 1918 in Syracuse, NY and moved to New York City in 1939. From 1939 to 1940, He played tenor saxophone with Will Bradley and Joe Marsala. After a brief time with Charlie Spivak, he joined the Glenn...
Pee Wee Russell
Pee Wee Russell - clarinet (1906 - 1969) Clarinetist Pee Wee Russell is one of those unique players that comes along only once in a lifetime, squawking his way quite expressively in an unpredictable fashion, carving out his own...
Perry Robinson
Perry Morris Robinson (born September 17, 1938) is an American free jazz and klezmer clarinettist, an author, and the son of composer and folk singer Earl Robinson. Robinson was born in New York City. After college he went to the Lenox...
Pete Fountain
Peter Dewey Fountain, Jr. was born July 3, 1930 in New Orleans, the cradle of American music, Jazz. He was a skinny kid who spent too much time hanging around the front stoop of the Top Hat Dance Hall near his home. The Top Hat was a...Pete Neighbour
Has performed extensively throughout his native UK, mainland Europe, the Americas, Australia and the Far East in jazz clubs, concert halls as both a guest artiste and a member of various ensembles. He now divides his time between London,...Raffaele Amenta
Raffaele Amenta plays saxophone and clarinet. He studied in Bologna. Raffaele Amenta also teaches music at Cultural Association "La Barberia" in Bologna. Took his first steps as a professional in 2007 and founded the jazz quartet...
Rainer Theobald
Since 1981 I live as a saxophone/clarinet player, singer, composer and writer in Berlin. Inspired by artists like John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Archie Shepp, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Otis Redding as well as from Bach, Mozart or Dvorak my...
Richard Benetar
Richard Benetar Vocalist, Musician, Composer, Arranger Brooklyn born, Richard Benetar first sang in public at the age of three, and hasn't stopped yet. Throughout grade and high school, Richard appeared in musical productions, and at...Richard Lund
Grew up in Germany and stood on stage for the first time at age 6 as narrator for school play. Classical music training started at age 6 with recorder and age 9 with clarinet. Was one of the first members of a new Dixieland band in high...Rick Varn
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Rozanne Levine
ALTO CLARINET; CLARINET; BAMBOO FLUTE; COMPOSITION Rozanne Levine was introduced to the jazz/new music community as a performer with William Parker and Patricia Nicholson Parker's Centering Music/Dance Ensemble during the late 1970’s....Russ Guarino
Graduate in Music Education, Cal State L.A. 1958, businessman for 40 years, returned to part time teaching and music in 1990. Began to perform as Dixieland-Swing band leader in 2000. I am now full-time retired and using all my energies as...Russ Reinberg
World class clarinetist Russ Reinberg has appeared at Carnegie Hall and other concert venues; on numerous national TV shows including seven appearances on the Tonight Show; a week each on the Mike Douglas Show and Dinah Shore Show; PBS;...Sandor Benko
Formed in 1957, the Benkó Dixieland Band is one of most popular jazz groups in Hungary while also one of the best in the world, an ensemble whose very first album was a golden disc. Winners of a great many Hungarian festivals and...Seán Mac Erlaine
Seán Mac Erlaine is a Dublin-based woodwind instrumentalist and composer, recognised as one of Ireland's most forward-thinking jazz musicians. Seán works in a variety of settings maintaining a busy performance schedule in Ireland and...
Shabaka Hutchings
Barbados-born clarinettist and saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings is a member of experimental contemporary jazz group Zed U who are due to release an album mid 2009. He is also part of jazz legend Courtney Pine’s Jazz Warriors and has...
Simon Wyrsch
I started with 10 years to play the clarinet, after I felt in love with this beautiful instrument and her warm sound. In school, I played in the orchestra, projects, theatermusic and other recitals. Education I studied clarinet at the...Souren Baronian and "Taksim"
Souren Baronian - G-clarinet, saxophone, kaval, duduk, riq Haig Manoukian - 'oud Lee Baronian - darbukkeh Mal Stein - drums, percussion Sprocket Royer - double bass Tickets: $15 available at door or online here. (A surcharge applies,...
Stefan K
Stefan K Clarinet & keyboard player, composer, arranger, midi- programer, sound engineer/designer.Steve Barbone
I played Jazz in New York City, Paris France and Frankfurt Germany from 1949 through 1962 at Nick's, Melody Lounge, Central Plaza, Cinderella Club, Kit Kat Club, JazKeller, Vieux Colombier, etc., with Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge,...
Tale Ognenovski
Tale Ognenovski was born in the village of Brusnik near Bitola in the Republic of Macedonia on April 27, 1922. Tale Ognenovski is the greatest clarinetist, reed piper, zourlist and small bagpiper of all time, demonstrating...
Theo Jorgensmann
Theo Jörgensmann's entire life changed the after hearing "A Genuine Tong Funeral"--the first recording of {{Carla Bley = 5082}} with the "Jazz Composer's Orchestra Association." He took further inspiration from the music of {{Anthony...Tim Laughlin
With the beginning of the twenty-first century comes a core of musicians with fresh and imaginative ideas for this timeless American art form known as “jazz”. This is especially true in New Orleans and clarinetist Tim Laughlin is...
Todd Brunel
Todd Brunel is an innovative, critically acclaimed clarinetist and saxophonist, who performs extensively as a crossover classical and jazz musician. In the world premiere event 'From Requiem to Renewal' at Boston College, Eileen Pfeiffer...
Tom Duncan
I am the leader and reeds player in Dr. Dubious and the Agnostics, a Dixieland Jazz band playing in the Metro New York area since 1998. We are a hot jazz, 7 or 8 piece band and have performed at First Nights, street fairs, weddings,...Tom Schmidt
Born San Francisco,1939,raised East Bay. Studied English at S.F. State with private lessons with altoist John Handy. Taught English at American River College, Sacramento, '65-'76. Musician thereafter, playing mostly Dixieland/swing with...
Tony Scott
Tony Scott, a distinguished jazz clarinetist who in the 1950s helped steer his instrument out of the swing era and into the sax-infested waters of bebop. With Buddy DeFranco, Mr. Scott was considered one of the leading bebop clarinetists....
William Carter
Los Angeles-born William Carter graduated from Stanford University in 1957. He became a professional photographer, writer and editor while concurrently pursuing fine art photography. In New York, Carter worked as a book editor for...
Woody Allen
As Musician
Allen is a passionate fan of jazz which is often featured prominently in his movies' soundtracks. He has played the clarinet since adolescence and chose his stage name from an idol, famed clarinetist...
