24-11-2014, 06:07
Clarinet is not an unusual instrument in jazz (2 of the better swing era bandleaders played it--Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman) but here's 3 modern masters of an unusual variant--the bass clarinet.:
Oran Etkin I'll let his Wiki and Website convince you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oran_Etkin and http://www.oranetkin.com/ << Be prepared for anything in his musical amalgam but know it's always musical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvB0f5akEoQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgzxgp0rnNQ << His sidemen aren't merely hirelings--they are believers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWpN2t5dpEU
Jason Stein http://jasonsteinmusic.com/ Has added his talents to a bunch of "New Jazz" projects and has a few discs on his own. Here's a review of an '09 offering: http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-less...0001955322
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAnBWawxRB8 << Here warming up on a complex tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVEaZkWCpwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59YAot-fVV8
Todd Marcus http://toddmarcusjazz.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jzenFIgH8k << Talking about himself with some blowing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXl4JP8Q4JQ << with the magnificent clarinetist Don Byron--they complement so well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NAJGtltNLY
Oran Etkin I'll let his Wiki and Website convince you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oran_Etkin and http://www.oranetkin.com/ << Be prepared for anything in his musical amalgam but know it's always musical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvB0f5akEoQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgzxgp0rnNQ << His sidemen aren't merely hirelings--they are believers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWpN2t5dpEU
Jason Stein http://jasonsteinmusic.com/ Has added his talents to a bunch of "New Jazz" projects and has a few discs on his own. Here's a review of an '09 offering: http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-less...0001955322
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAnBWawxRB8 << Here warming up on a complex tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVEaZkWCpwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59YAot-fVV8
Todd Marcus http://toddmarcusjazz.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jzenFIgH8k << Talking about himself with some blowing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXl4JP8Q4JQ << with the magnificent clarinetist Don Byron--they complement so well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NAJGtltNLY
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
