Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

male, deceased (1986)
swing, Lets Dance, Benny Goodman Band, Begin the Beguine, When smoke gets in Your Eyes, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra…American jazz clarinetist, Clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, jazz, Jazz bandleader
Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David Goodman, (May 30, 1909 - June 13, 1986) was an American jazz musician, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of...
Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw

male, deceased (2004)
Big band bandleader, big band jazz music, jazz, musician, diabetic, American jazz clarinetist…Swing clarinetist, American jazz bandleader, Jazz bandleader, Jazz composer, Clarinetist
Artie Shaw (May 23, 1910, New York, New York - December 30, 2004, Thousand Oaks, California) is considered to be one of the best jazz musicians of...
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…new orleans jazz and heritage festival, New Orleans jazz musician, Dixieland clarinetist, Dixieland revivalist clarinetist, Jazzclarinetist
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, Dixieland clarinetist, Classic jazz clarinetist, 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...
Jimmy Giuffre

Jimmy Giuffre

male, 88 years old
American jazz clarinetist, Cool jazz saxophonist, Cool jazz clarinetist, American jazz saxophonist, Four Brother, James Peter Giuffre…Jazzclarinetist, jazz, newport jazz festival, Jazz saxophonist, jazz musician
James Peter Giuffre (born in Dallas, Texas, April 26, 1921) is an American jazz composer, arranger and saxophone and clarinet player. Giuffre first...
Don Byron

Don Byron

male, 51 years old
M-Base clarinetist, Modern Creative clarinetist, Post-bop clarinetist, Avant-garde clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, bass clarinet…Bass clarinetist, jazz, Jazz composer, jazz musician, Jazzclarinetist
Don Byron (born November 8 1958) is a composer, jazz clarinet, bass clarinet and saxophone player. While he is considered a jazz musician, he is...
Alvin Batiste

Alvin Batiste

male, deceased (2007)
Modern Creative clarinetist, Avant-garde clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, American Idol, death by myocardial infarction, New Orleans jazz musician…jazz, Clarinetist, jazz musician, Jazzclarinetist
Alvin Batiste (November 7, 1932 - May 6, 2007) was an avant garde jazz clarinetist born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He taught at his own jazz...
Michael White

Michael White

male, 54 years old
Dixieland revivalist clarinetist, Jazz composer, Tulane University alumni, historian, American jazz bandleader, New Orleans jazz musician…American jazz clarinetist, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Clarinetist, jazz, jazz musician
Michael White (born 29 November, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a jazz clarinetist, bandleader, composer, jazz historian and musical educator....
Kenny Davern

Kenny Davern

male, deceased (2006)
American jazz clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, death by myocardial infarction, American Dixieland revivalist, Dixieland revivalist clarinetist, drums…jazz, jazz musician, Jazzclarinetist
John Kenneth Davern, better known as Kenny Davern, was one of the premier jazz clarinetists of his generation. He was born in Huntington, Long...
Tony Scott

Tony Scott

male, deceased (2007)
Anthony Sciacca, Folk-jazz clarinetist, Cool jazz clarinetist, bebop, Post-bop clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist…cool jazz, newport jazz festival, Jazzclarinetist
Tony Scott (born Anthony Sciacca June 17, 1921 - March 28, 2007) was a jazz clarinetist known for an interest in folk music around the world. For...