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 ...

Buddy DeFranco, one of the most innovative and enduring masters of the jazz clarinet, who introduced the complex musical vocabulary of bebop to his instrument in the 1940s and had a career that lasted ...

Without fanfare, the bass clarinet projects one of the most alluring timbres in all of jazz-a warm, woody, atmospheric sound that acts as a secret ingredient on many classic recordings and gives ...

The hauntingly beautiful "wailing" sounds of early New Orleans jazz clarinets, often featured in brass bands or jazz funerals, are one of the most distinctive instrument styles in American music. The ...

Transformations and Further Passages, a lively new album by Germany's The Clarinet Trio, revives tunes written by German jazz composers in the 1950s and '60s. This is FRESH AIR. In modern jazz and ...

Earlier this year, the clarinetist and composer Ben Goldberg released two remarkable albums with two almost entirely different bands. Goldberg has left a mark in many modern improvising contexts, ...

Tony Scott, a jazz musician who helped expand the musical limits of the clarinet and who was an early proponent of what is now called world music, died Wednesday at his home in Rome, where he had ...