Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw

male, deceased (2004)
Big band bandleader, big band jazz music, jazz, musician, diabetic, American jazz clarinetist…Swingclarinetist, swing era, Clarinetist, Jazz 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...
Woody Herman

Woody Herman

male, deceased (1987)
American jazz bandleader, Cool jazz clarinetist, Vaudeville performer, Big band bandleader, Cool jazz saxophonist, Swingclarinetist…American jazz clarinetist, Swing saxophonist, Clarinetist
Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16 1913 - October 29 1987), better known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano...
Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges

male, deceased (1970)
Lucky Roberts, Mainstream jazz clarinetist, Swingclarinetist, Duke Ellington Orchestra member, Swing saxophonist, American jazz clarinetist
John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (25 July, 1907-11 May, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist and lead player of Duke Ellington's saxophone section,...
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, Swingclarinetist, Swing bandleader, Jazz clarinetist
Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David Goodman, (May 30, 1909 - June 13, 1986) was an American jazz musician, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of...

Joe Marsala

male, deceased (1978)
Swingclarinetist, Dixieland clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, Sicilian-American, bebop, big band…Jazz clarinetist
Joe Marsala (born January 4, 1907 in Chicago; died March 4, 1978 om Santa Barbara, California) was a Chicago-based jazz clarinetist and songwriter....
Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

male, deceased (1957)
Big band clarinetist, Swing bandleader, Swingclarinetist, Dixieland saxophonist, Dixieland clarinetist, 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,...
Benny Carter

Benny Carter

male, deceased (2003)
East Coast blues musician, Jump blues musician, Big band bandleader, Swing trumpeter, Mainstream jazz trumpeter, music arranger…Mainstream jazz clarinetist, Clarinetist, Swing bandleader, Swingclarinetist, Swing saxophonist
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8 1907 - July 12 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and...
Lester Young

Lester Young

male, deceased (1959)
Count Basie Orchestra member, Swingclarinetist, Swing saxophonist, American jazz clarinetist, Vaudeville performer, American jazz saxophonist…Clarinetist, Jazz clarinetist
Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 - March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He is remembered...
Peanuts Hucko

Peanuts Hucko

male, deceased (2003)
Dixieland clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, Swingclarinetist, 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.
Barney Bigard

Barney Bigard

male, deceased (1980)
New Orleans jazz musician, Albany Leon Bigard, Mood Indigo, American jazz clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, Big band bandleader…Swingclarinetist, Dixieland clarinetist, 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....