I'm happy to have been invited to reflect on five clarinetists whose work has enriched my life, and to share a track by each of them. Clarinet, like many instruments, is a strict taskmaster — an ...

Since the jazz clarinet never really died, renaissance—or rebirth—may not be the term that best describes what's happening to the instrument in the twenty-first century jazz universe; it is, however, ...

"Don't judge a book—or CD—by its cover" may be a cliché, but it's still good advice. Joseph Howell's Jazz Clarinet Now features a smiling picture of Howell, neatly attired in a suit and tie, a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... New Orleans – Clarinetist Alvin Batiste, who toured with Ray Charles, recorded with Branford Marsalis and counted pianist Henry Butler among his music ...