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Encyclopedia > List of jazz clarinetists

This is an alphabetical list of jazz clarinetists for whom Wikipedia has articles.


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A

Lloyd Arntzen (born September 19, 1927) is a Jazz clarinetist, folk singer and soprano saxophonist from Vancouver, BC. Arntzen has been an active participant on the New Orleans jazz scene, forming the band New Orleans North Traditional Jazz Band along with members Alan Matheson, Grant Simpson, Craig Scott and Graeme...

B

William C. Buster Bailey (1902-1967) was a talented Jazz musician specializing in the clarinet. ... Alvin Batiste is a jazz/avant garde clarinetist born in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Sidney Bechet Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was a jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Han Bennink (born April 17, 1942) is a Dutch jazz drummer, clarinetist and percussionist. ... Derek Bermel (b. ... Albany Leon Barney Bigard (March 3, 1906 _ June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist. ... Acker Bilk (often referred to as Mr. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Dan Block is an American traditional Jazz clarinetist who has worked with artists such as Charles Mingus, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Maria Schneider. ... Hamiet Bluiett (b. ... Sandy Brown is a shade of brown. ... Tuskegee Experiments, 1992 Don Byron (born November 8, 1958 in New York City) is a composer and jazz clarinet player. ...

C

Daniel Carter is an American free jazz saxophone, flute clarinet and trumpet player active mainly in New York City since the early 1970s. ... John Wallace Carter (24 September 1928 – 31 March 1991) was an American jazz clarinet, saxophone and flute player. ...

D

Paquito DRivera is a Cuban-born, internationally-acclaimed, Grammy-winning jazz and classical saxophonistist and clarinetist. ... Eddie Daniels (born 19 October 1941) is a prolific American musician. ... John Kenneth Davern (born January 7, 1935), better known as Kenny Davern is one of the premier jazz clarinetists of his generation. ... Buddy DeFranco (born 1923) is a jazz clarinet player. ... Tobias Delius (born 1964 in Oxford, England) – tenor saxophone & clarinet Tobias Delius began playing saxophone in 1980 in Germany. ... Big Eye Louis Nelson Deslile (28 January 1885 - 20 August 1949) was an early jazz clarinetist. ... Johnny Dodds (April 12, 1892 - August 8, 1940) was a jazz clarinetist, and older brother of drummer Baby Dodds. ... Eric Allan Dolphy (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was a jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. ... James Jimmy Dorsey (February 29, 1904 - June 12, 1957) was a prominent jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and big band leader. ...

F

Giora Feidman (b. ... Pete Fountain (born July 3, 1930) is a New Orleans clarinetist. ...

G

James Peter Giuffre (born in Dallas, Texas, 1921) is an American jazz saxophone and clarinet player. ... German Goldenshteyn, or Goldenshtayn (2 September 1934 – June 10, 2006) was born in the shtetl of Otaci, then in Romania, now in Moldova. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

H

Edmond Hall (b. ... Jimmy Hamilton (25 May 1917 – 20 September 1994) was an American jazz clarinettist, tenor saxophonist, arranger, composer, and music educator, best known for his twenty-five years with Duke Ellington. ... Bob Helm (born July 18, 1914 in Fairmead, California) was a jazz clarinetist who is known for playing with Lu Watters and Turk Murphy. ... Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987), better known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. ... Michael Andrew Peanuts Hucko (born April 7, 1918 - died June 19, 2003) was an American big band musician. ...

J

Vidar Johnsen (born November 24, 1972 in Haugesund, Norway) is a singer in the Norwegian band Vamp. ... Oliver Dink Johnson ( October 28, 1892 - November 29, 1954) was an early jazz pianist, clarinetist, and drummer. ... Theo Jörgensmann (born 1948 in Bottrop) is a jazz and free-improvising bassett clarinet player and composer. ...

K

David Krakauer is an American clarinetist. ...

L

John LaPorta (13 April 1920–12 December 2004) was a Philadelphia-born jazz musician and clarinetist. ... William B. Lawsha, better known as Prince Lasha, is an American jazz alto saxophonist, flutist, and clarinetist. ... George Lewis (13 July 1900 – 31 December 1969) was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in his later decades of life. ... Theodore Leopold Friedman, better known as Ted Lewis (June 6, 1890-August 25, 1971), was an American entertainer, bandleader, singer, and musician. ... A trumpet, flugelhorn, bass clarinet player and writer, Matt Lavelle was born in 1970 in New York. ...

M

Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri (born February 9, 1927, Brooklyn) is an American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player. ... A Chicago based musician who played the Clarinet. ... Stan McDonald Traditional jazz carinetist and soprano saxaphone player. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Milton Mesirow, much better known as Mezz Mezzrow (9 November 1899 - 5 August 1972) was an American Jewish jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from Chicago, Illinois. ... Jean-Christian Michel is a composer of music inspired by classical music of Johann Sebastian Bach and jazz. ... For German football goalkeeper, see Markus Miller Marcus Miller giving a concert in London Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in New York) is a jazz musician, composer and producer, perhaps best known as a bass guitarist with Miles Davis, Luther Vandross and David Sanborn. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... David Murray Live in Warsaw, Poland, in April 2003 David Murray (born 1955 in Oakland, California, United States) is a notable jazz musician. ... Don Murray (June 7, 1904 - June 2, 1929) was an early jazz clarinet and saxophone player. ...

N

Phillip Rista (Phil) Nimmons (born June 3, 1923) is a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and academic. ... Jimmie Noone (sometimes spelled Jimmy Noone) (April 23, 1895 – April 19, 1944) was an early jazz clarinetist. ... Alcide Nunez (March 17, 1884 - September 2, 1934) was an early jazz clarinetist. ...

R

Perry Morris Robinson (born September 17, 1938 in New York City) is a Free Jazz clarinet player, and the son of composer and folk singer Earl Robinson. ... Ned Rothenberg (b. ... Charles Ellsworth Russell, much better known by his nickname Pee Wee Russell, (27 March 1906 - 15 February 1969) was a jazz musician. ...

S

Louis Sclavis (b. ... Tony Scott (born June 17, 1921 in Morristown, New Jersey as Anthony Sciacca) is a jazz clarinetist known for an interest in folk music around the world. ... Artie Shaw (May 23, 1910, New York, New York – December 30, 2004, Thousand Oaks, California) was an accomplished American jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader and author of both fiction and non-fiction. ... Harry Shields (June 30, 1899 - January 19, 1971) was an early jazz clarinetist. ... Lawrence J. Larry Shields (September 13, 1893 - November 21, 1953) was an early jazz clarinetist. ... Omer Victor Simeon (21 July 1902 - 17 September 1959) was an American jazz clarinetist. ... William O. Smith (b. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... S. Frederick Starr (b. ... Milenko Mima Stefanović (born February 19, 1930 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro) is the most famous Serbian clarinettist. ... Richard Stoltzman (born 1942) is an American clarinetist. ... Wilbur C. Sweatman (Brunswick, Missouri, February 7, 1882 - New York City March 9, 1961) was an African-American ragtime and jazz composer, bandleader, and clarinetist. ...

T

Dave Tarras, 1897-1989, born Dovid Tarraschuk in Ternivka, (a village in Teplytskyi Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine), possibly the most famous 20th century klezmer musician. ... Frank Teschemacher (March 13, 1906 - March 1, 1932) was a jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist, associated with the Austin High gang (along with Jimmy McPartland, Bud Freeman, et al. ... Gianluigi Trovesi (1944 Bergamo) is an Italian jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Mark Turner is a well-known jazz saxophonist and clarinetist with several albums. ...

V

Ken Vandermark (born September 22, 1964 in Warwick, Rhode Island) is an American jazz saxophone and clarinet player. ...

W

tsOliver Weindling (born 14 September 1955) is a jazz promoter and founder of the Babel jazz record label. ... Dr. Michael White (born 29 November 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a jazz clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and music educator. ... Putte Wickman (10 September 1924 – 14 February 2006) was one of the worlds leading jazz clarinetists. ... Bob Wilber (born 15 March 1928), is an internationally recognized American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and band leader. ...

Y

Lester Young Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed Prez, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. ...

Z

Evan Ziporyn Evan Ziporyn is an American composer of post-minimalist music and music for Balinese gamelans. ...

See also

This is a list of jazz musicians on whom Wikipedia has articles. ...

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