Born in New York City on this day 116 years ago, Artie Shaw went on to redefine the clarinet's range, flexibility, and lyrical capabilit...

As one who grew up in awe of Artie Shaw , I've always wanted the opportunity to at least test the only American made model he endorsed:...

Jazz Clarinet history, like all others, has certain benchmarks and watershed moments that are of great importance to both the development of...

  Artie Shaw - clarinet Les Robinson, Hank Freeman - alto sax Tony Pastor, Ronnie Perry, Georgie Auld - tenor sax Johnny Best, Bernie Previn...

#30 - Artie Shaw - My Funny Valentine Hey, it's February 14th, so why not? This version also happens to be one of the great, final re...

#4 - Artie Shaw * 'The Carioca' * L ive in 1939 The unity of Artie Shaw's whole concept--from his expressive development of t...

I can't say how many times I ignored this CD when seeing it in the rack at Half Price Books, walking distance from my house in Cleveland...

The history of jazz clarinet is in many ways linked to the history of jazz drumming. When we think of Benny Goodman, we almost automatically...

Artie Shaw's chorus on "Star Dust" in 1940  is one of those rare solos people list among the most important ever recorded. His...

Public Service Announcement: There's a great interview with Artie Shaw available on the Smithsonian Jazz site here . Shaw's thou...

Leading off his series In Search of Shakespeare , Michael Wood asked: "[Why] go in search of Shakespeare? Can the life of a write...

Most of us who participate in jazz, either as musicians or as listeners, owe in some way a debt of gratitude to Norman Granz , the impresari...

It's been said of Lord Byron's Don Juan, "No matter where you are in it, you've already read the best part." Most jazz...

In September of 1940, Artie Shaw decided it was time to go the way of other bandleaders by adding a "band within a band" to his sh...