Bennie Maupin discusses his love affair with the bass clarinet. This story is part of our spotlight this month on musicians who play instruments tuned in the lower frequencies. This month we're ...

To modern jazz and improvised music listeners, the bass clarinet has ceased to be a strange sight. Most attribute the instrument's popularity to Eric Dolphy, which, if one ignores Harry Carney or ...

There is something Brobdingnagian about the bass clarinet; the sounds it can make are too grand for our human dimension There is something Brobdingnagian about the bass clarinet; the sounds it can ...

Marcus gets a clean, unfettered sound from both his band and his instrument on his new album. Trio+ is crisp, tight and varied — with more good melodies than we can dip into. This is FRESH AIR. The ...

Label: Jazzwerkstatt Berlin-brandenburg E.v. Gianluigi Trovesi, alto clarinet; Perry Robinson, Bb clarinet and whistle (on Rastafari); Annette Maye, Bb clarinet and bass clarinet (only on Django ...

When did you start playing the Bass Clarinet, and what was it about the Bass Clarinet that led you to choose it? The first time I tried Bass Clarinet was at my clarinet teacher's house when I had only ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This clarinet was made by Anton ...

The United States Air Force clarinet quartet will perform a free concert at 3 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Jacklin Arts and Cultural ...