Sidney Bechet

Sidney Bechet

male, deceased (1959) (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
American jazz soprano saxophonist, Dixieland clarinetist, Classicjazzclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, New Orleans jazz musician, Louisiana Creole…jazz, Jazz composer, Jazz saxophonist, Jazz soprano saxophonist, jazz musician
Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 - May 14, 1959) was a jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz...
Johnny Dodds

Johnny Dodds

male, deceased (1940)
Dixieland saxophonist, Dixieland clarinetist, Classic jazz saxophonist, Classicjazzclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, New Orleans jazz musician…Clarinetist, Jazz clarinetist, jazz musician, Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, jazz
Johnny Dodds (April 12 1892-August 8 1940) was a New Orleans based jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist, best known for his recordings under his...
Jimmie Noone

Jimmie Noone

male, deceased (1944)
Classicjazzclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, New Orleans jazz musician, Louisiana Creole, Louisiana Creoles, Doc Cooke…Clarinetist, jazz, jazz musician, Jazz clarinetist
Jimmie Noone (or Jimmy Noone; born April 23 1895 in Cut Off, Louisiana - died April 19 1944 in Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz...
Pee Wee Russell

Pee Wee Russell

male, deceased (1969)
Alcide 'Yellow' Nunez, Mainstream jazz clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, Dixieland clarinetist, Classicjazzclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist…American jazz saxophonist, jazz, Jazz saxophonist, jazz musician, Jazz clarinetist
Charles Ellsworth Russell, much better known by his nickname Pee Wee Russell, (27 March, 1906 - 15 February, 1969) was a jazz musician. Early in...
Mezz Mezzrow

Mezz Mezzrow

male, deceased (1972)
Dixieland saxophonist, Dixieland clarinetist, Classic jazz saxophonist, Classicjazzclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, American jazz saxophonist…jazz, King Jazz Records, Jazz saxophonist, jazz musician, Jazz clarinetist
Milton Mesirow, better known as Mezz Mezzrow (9 November, 1899-5 August, 1972) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from Chicago,...
Alcide Nunez

Alcide Nunez

male, deceased (1934)
Classicjazzclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Louisiana Creole, New Orleans jazz musician, Louisiana Philharmonic…Clarinetist, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, jazz, jazz musician, Jazz clarinetist
Alcide Patrick Nunez was an early jazz clarinetist. Also known as Yellow Nunez and Al Nunez, he was born in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana of an...

Dink Johnson

male, deceased (1954)
Ollie "Dink" Johnson, Piano blues musician, Classic jazz drummer, Dixieland pianist, Classic jazz pianist, Dixieland clarinetist…Classicjazzclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, American jazz drummer, Clarinetist, jazz
Ollie "Dink" Johnson (October 28, 1892 - November 29, 1954) was a dixieland jazz pianist, clarinetist, and drummer. Dink Johson was born in Biloxi,...
Wilbur Sweatman

Wilbur Sweatman

male, deceased (1961)
Dixieland saxophonist, dixieland, American jazz bandleader, American jazz clarinetist, Classicjazzclarinetist, Classic jazz saxophonist…Dixieland clarinetist, jazz musician, Jazz bandleader, Jazz composer, jazz
Wilbur C. Sweatman (Brunswick, Missouri, February 7 1882 - New York City March 9, 1961) was an African-American ragtime and dixieland jazz...
Alphonse Picou

Alphonse Picou

male, deceased (1961)
Classicjazzclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, New Orleans jazz musician, steeple, racial discrimination, creole…jazz, Clarinetist, jazz musician, Jazz clarinetist
Alphonse Floristan Picou (October 19, 1878 - February 4, 1961) was an important very early jazz clarinetist who also wrote and arranged music....