Pete Fountain

Pete Fountain

male, 79 years old
krewe, Television Show, The Basin Street Six, Hurricane Katrina, new orleans mardi gras, The Duke of Dixieland…Dixielandclarinetist, Dixieland revivalist clarinetist, Jazz clarinetist, Clarinetist
Pete Fountain was born in New Orleans and started playing clarinet heavily influenced by Irving Fazola. Early on he played with the bands of Monk...
Sidney Bechet

Sidney Bechet

male, deceased (1959) (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
American jazz soprano saxophonist, Dixielandclarinetist, Classic jazz clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, New Orleans jazz musician, Louisiana Creole…Jazz clarinetist
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...

George Lewis

male, deceased (1969)
Dixielandclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, New Orleans jazz musician, Musician of New Orleans, jazz, Clarinetist…Jazz clarinetist
George Lewis (13 July, 1900 - 31 December, 1968) was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in his later decades...
Johnny Dodds

Johnny Dodds

male, deceased (1940)
Dixieland saxophonist, Dixielandclarinetist, Classic jazz saxophonist, Classic jazz clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, New Orleans jazz musician…Clarinetist, Jazz clarinetist
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...
Peanuts Hucko

Peanuts Hucko

male, deceased (2003)
Dixielandclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, Big band bandleader, clarinet, big band…Clarinetist, Jazz clarinetist
Michael Andrew "Peanuts" Hucko (April 7 1918 - June 19 2003) was an American big band musician. His primary instrument was the clarinet.
Pee Wee Russell

Pee Wee Russell

male, deceased (1969)
Alcide 'Yellow' Nunez, Mainstream jazz clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, Dixielandclarinetist, Classic jazz clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist…dixieland, 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...
Barney Bigard

Barney Bigard

male, deceased (1980)
New Orleans jazz musician, Albany Leon Bigard, Mood Indigo, American jazz clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, Big band bandleader…Swing clarinetist, Dixielandclarinetist, Clarinetist, Jazz clarinetist
Albany Leon Bigard (March 3, 1906 - June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, though primarily known for the clarinet....
Evan Christopher

Evan Christopher

male, 35 years old
Dixielandclarinetist, Dixieland revivalist clarinetist, dixieland, brass band, American jazz clarinetist, New Orleans jazz musician…Jazz clarinetist, Clarinetist
Evan Christopher is a jazz clarinetist, born in 1974 in Long Beach, California. A master of many styles, he is best known for his playing in the...
Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

male, deceased (1957)
Big band clarinetist, Swing bandleader, Swing clarinetist, Dixieland saxophonist, Dixielandclarinetist, Swing saxophonist…American jazz clarinetist, Clarinetist, Jazz clarinetist
James "Jimmy" Dorsey was a prominent jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter and big band leader. Jimmy Dorsey was born in Shenandoah,...
Leon Roppolo

Leon Roppolo

male, deceased (1943)
Dixielandclarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, New Orleans jazz musician, Lake Pontchartrain, Clarinetist, clarinet…Jazz clarinetist
Leon Roppolo (March 16, 1902 - October 5, 1943) was a prominent early jazz clarinetist, best known for his playing with the New Orleans Rhythm...