Klarinet Archive - Posting 000169.txt from 2010/10

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] New York Times, Oct. 22
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:06:54 -0400

The album "Agony Pipes and Misery Sticks" is terrific. It contains some really inventive and fun playing. It is easily among my favorite albums.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/clarinetthing

Ed

On Oct 22, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Dan Leeson wrote:

> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/us/22bcclarinets.html?src=twrhp
>
> There is a very lengthy article in the NY Times today, but limited to the Bay Area of California, which means the area surrounding San Francisco.
>
> The subject is the "Clarinet Thing" which consists of a quartet: clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, and contrabass clarinet. I quote the first paragraph of the article:
>
> "Since the end of the big band era, the clarinet has taken a backseat to its sexier woodwind cousin, the saxophone. But in the Bay Area, thanks to a fertile environment of classically trained clarinetists with experimental sensibilities, the oft-overlooked instrument is having a moment."
>
> The link above should take you to the article, but since its presence is only in the Bay Area edition of the NY Times, no promises are given.
>
> Dan Leeson
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