Mozart didn't know Jazz Fest, but he knew about the power of the clarinet. He wrote some of his most gorgeous concertos for the instrument, knowing its clear, clean timbre could lift melodies to ...
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 ...
I remember hearing Tony Bennett talk about the way Bing Crosby revolutionized popular singing, getting right up close to the microphone making a very intimate sound. I like to approach the clarinet in ...
A clarinet trio is a chamber trio comprising a clarinet, a bowed string instrument such as a violin, viola or cello, and a piano; the phrase can also refer to a composition written for such a trio.
Clarinetist jazz virtuoso Anat Cohen is known for her improvisation and ensemble work. Now she's bringing both to S.F. for a ...
Clarinetist Ken Peplowski returns to the Attucks Jazz Club! “Brilliantly entertaining” (DownBeat), Peplowski has been hailed by the BBC as “arguably the greatest living jazz clarinetist.” Hearing this ...
Also known as “Lady Louie,” “Miss Satchmo” and “The Female Louis Armstrong,” “Clarinet Queen” Doreen Ketchens promises to ...
Feel the soul of jazz come alive in David Baker’s Jazz Suite. The clarinet sings, the rhythms groove, and the melodies flow like a late-night conversation—sometimes smooth, sometimes playful, always ...
Kenny Davern, who died Tuesday at 71, was a jazz player regarded as one of the great clarinet players of his generation. In a career that stretched more than 50 years, Davern was widely hailed for the ...
Friday, November 21, 2025 Time: 7-10 PM Artists Dave Fox (piano), Neill Clegg (saxophone, clarinet and flute) and Matt ...
The King Street Giants will be getting the crowd moving at HopMonk Sebastopol during Claypool’s pre-turkey day bonanza with ...
The first Jazz Band performance of fall 2025 was a success with a lively audience and a night of Jazz standards, as well as ...