Klarinet Archive - Posting 000517.txt from 2001/02

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Good Listening!
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 12:36:58 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Fay (LCA) [mailto:kevinfay@-----.com]
>
> For those of us who bemoan the paucity of good jazz clarinetting, please
> allow me to forward the favor of a friend and turn you on to the Bob
> Florence Limited Edition. They are a terrific big band! The arrangements
> are tight, the playing fantastic, and ALL OF THE REED PLAYERS
> PLAY CLARINET!

You should hear them live... They are an LA-based big band, so I have had
the pleasure of working with them (doing their sound reinforcement) a couple
of times. They are pretty unbelievable. Bob Florence is one of the great
arrangers alive today. He can really present an interesting new "spin" on
the classics.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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