Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2017-08-23 08:18
Hello Markos!
I was away for longer than anticipated, but will try to throw some names your way off the top of my head before I forget to respond in this thread!
As for active favorite jazz clarinetists:
Tim Laughlin (Mainly New Orleans - loved to play in conjunction with Connie Jones until Connie's retirement)
Tom Fisher (Mainly New Orleans)
Dan Levinson (Mainly NY)
Dennis Lichtman (Mainly NY)
Jonathan Doyle (Mainly everywhere - Chicago, New Orleans, Austin, etc. - plays with The Fat Babies...sometimes with various groups in New Orleans such as Tuba Skinny and others)
Kim Cusak (Original Salty Dogs - Chicago...but my favorite performances of him are on youtube - listed as "The Festival Feetwarmers" with another reed extraordinaire, Anita Thomas.)
John Otto
Michael Magro (Founding member of The Loose Marbles - original group back in 2007 or so)
James Evans (Shotgun Jazz Band, New Orleans - pretty much any New Orleans band...he also plays modern jazz)
Craig Flory (New Orleans)
I'm sure there are several more that I've momentarily forgotten...if I can, I'll add them later.
I didn't see Sándor Benkó listed above either - I love his version of Petite Fleur!
Also - I thought Bechet wrote "Si tu vois ma mère"...but perhaps my memory fails me.
You'll note my interest is primarily early/pre-bop jazz. However, many of the names I listed are capable of crossing. Tim laughlin, James Evans, Johnathan Doyle, etc.
Cheers!
Fuzzy,
P.S.
I forgot two female clarinetists:
Chloe Feoranzo (New Orleans, New York, West Coast, etc.)
Aurora Nealand (New Orleans - primarily on sax, but good on clarinet too)
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Two more thoughts:
Orange Kellin (especially when he plays with Steve Pistorius)
Lasse Collin
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The late Lester Bouchon (played some great clarinet with Sharkey Bonano)
Post Edited (2017-08-24 01:05)
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