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Much needed advice for rookie jazz clarinetist

Author: Beth
Date: 2003-01-25 17:28

I have been honored to have been asked to perform "Sing Sing Sing" (with all of Benny Goodman's solos written out) with my university's big band this spring. As much as I am really excited, I'm a bit concerned. I've done very much work as a classical clarinetist, but none as a jazz clarinetist. I'm sure the more I listen to jazz, the more comfortable I'll become with the music itself. But I need some advice concerning embouchure and set-up. Is there a slightly different embouchure suitable for jazz playing than classical playing? And how about mouthpieces, ligatures, and barrels? My current setup is this: Gregory Smith 1+ mouthpiece, Rovner ligature, 3 1/2 V-12 Vandoren reed, and Buffet Moennig barrel. Any suggestions for changes? Or while I'm at it, any tips for playing some Benny?

Thank you so much in advance.

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