Since the jazz clarinet never really died, renaissance—or rebirth—may not be the term that best describes what's happening to the instrument in the twenty-first century jazz universe; it is, however, ...
Tony Scott, a jazz musician who helped expand the musical limits of the clarinet and who was an early proponent of what is now called world music, died Wednesday at his home in Rome, where he had ...
What: Jazz Series When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 Where: 24 Ransom Ave. NE Tickets: $38 and $43; $10 for students More info: 616-459-2224 or scmconline.org GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The clarinet, as ...
I'm happy to have been invited to reflect on five clarinetists whose work has enriched my life, and to share a track by each of them. Clarinet, like many instruments, is a strict taskmaster — an ...
Clarinetist Anat Cohen is one of a handful of Israeli jazz musicians making a mark on the American jazz scene. She's been voted Clarinetist of the Year six years in a row by the Jazz Journalists ...
A clarinet trio is a chamber trio comprising a clarinet, a bowed string instrument such as a violin, viola or cello, and a piano; the phrase can also refer to a composition written for such a trio.
Buddy DeFranco, one of the most virtuosic and musically accomplished clarinetists in the history of jazz, died Wednesday night in Panama City, Fla., said his wife of 44 years, Joyce DeFranco. He was ...
Kenny Davern, who died Tuesday at 71, was a jazz player regarded as one of the great clarinet players of his generation. In a career that stretched more than 50 years, Davern was widely hailed for the ...