Born: March 11, 1956 Primary Instrument: Clarinet
Last Updated: September 23, 2008
Life, like music, can be at its most challenging and fulfilling when it blends
the spirit of improvisation with
the discipline of practical application. When, to put it another way, it has a
healthy share of jazz as it core.
Bill Kalmenson, whose clarinet is at the core of First Point, demonstrates what
such a combination of
open-mindedness, hard work and discipline-spanning artistry can yield. He
has come to his instrument
and his conception relatively late, but his rich and growing experience
illuminate his every note.
Bob Blumenthal
Buffet
