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 ...

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, ...

A structured clarinet practice plan can unlock faster, more reliable improvement by balancing tone, technique, and repertoire work. Experts stress that purposeful, timed segments and mindful ...

Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present. By Alex Williams Ken Peplowski, a critically acclaimed jazz clarinetist ...

If you’ve had enough (as I pretty much have) of desiccated, vibrato-less Mozart performances, either on period instruments or imitating them, then here is a likeable and welcome antidote. Jon ...

The Clarinet Concerto in A, K622, completed in 1791, the year of Mozart’s death, marked his farewell to instrumental music. It was also the first clarinet concerto to be written by a major composer – ...

Why structure matters: Organized practice sessions focus your attention, reduce wasted time, and ensure balanced work on tone, technique, and repertoire. Core practice elements: Warm-ups, scales, long ...

I look at my clarinet sometimes and think, I wonder what's going to come out of there tonight? You never know. As Ian Dury might have sung had he played the clarinet, "Hit me with your licorice stick.