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A clarinetist (sometimes also spelt clarinettist) is a musician who plays the clarinet. Many clarinetists also play the saxophone, and are therefore also saxophonists and multireedists.The most common contexts for clarinetists are:
1) With Classical Orchestras
Some important classical clarinetists
- Jack Brymer
- Michael Collins
- Larry Combs
- Thea King
- Sabine Meyer
- Charles Neidich
- Gervase de Peyer
- Richard Stoltzman
- Frederick Thurston
- Anton Stadler for whom Mozart wrote his clarinet quintet.
2) With Jazz Bands (especially traditional, Dixieland, and Swing styles)
Some important jazz clarinetists:
- Sidney Bechet
- Barney Bigard
- Don Byron
- Raymond BurkeRaymond Burke ( 6 June, 1904 21 March, 1986) was a jazz clarinetist. Burke was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and seldom left the city limits, as he disliked traveling. He was always highly regarded by his fellow musicians but was rather obscure with jaz
- Evan Christopher
- Eddie Daniels
- Johnny DoddsJohnny Dodds ( April 12, 1892 August 8, 1940) was a jazz clarinetist, and older brother of drummer Baby Dodds. Born Waveland, Mississippi, he moved to New Orleans in his youth, studied clarinet with Lorenzo Tio. Played with bands of Frankie Duson, Kid Ory
- Irving Fazola
- Benny GoodmanBenny Goodman born Benjamin David Goodman ( May 30, 1909 June 13, 1986) was a famous Jazz musician, known as "King of Swing," "Patriarch of the Clarinet," and "Swing's Senior Statesman". Goodman was born in Chicago, the son of poor Jewish immigrants who l who also gave some remarkable classical music performances
- Edmond Hall
- Jean-Christian MichelJean-Christian Michel is a composer inspired by the sacred music of Jean-Sebastien Bach and a sophisticated "European" Jazz. DISCOGRAPHY Requiem Aranjuez Musique Sacree Crucifixus JQM Le Coeur des Etoiles Vision dEzechiel Ouverture Spatiale Eve des Origin
- Jimmy Noone
- Artie ShawArthur Jacob Arshawsky (born May 23, 1910), better known as Artie Shaw is an accomplished jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. He was born in New York City and began learning the saxophone when he was 15 and by age 16 he began to tour with
- Larry ShieldsLawrence J. Larry" Shields ( September 13, 1893 November 21, 1953) was an early jazz clarinetist. Larry Shields, c. 1915 Lawrence James Shields was born in Uptown New Orleans on the same block where jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden lived. Shields family were mus
- Omer SimeonOmer Victor Simeon ( 21 July, 1902 17 September, 1959) was an American jazz clarinetist. He also played soprano, alto, and baritone saxophone and bass clarinet. Omer Simeon was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of a cigar maker. His family moved to
- Pee Wee Russell
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