Thursday, November 14, 2013

Jazz Clarinet Question & Answer: Legere Reeds and Backun Products

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Hi Eric;   First I want to thank you for excellent "The Jazz Clarinet" that you produce every month. It's very informati...
Friday, November 8, 2013

Artie Shaw's Smithsonian Interview

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Public Service Announcement: There's a great interview with Artie Shaw available on the Smithsonian Jazz site here . Shaw's thou...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Mouthpiece Review: Vintage Ebolin Brilhart with Serial Number

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One of the most iconic pictures of a jazz clarinetist  depicts Artie Shaw, meditatively putting a Brilhart mouthpiece to his lips, with fing...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Jazz Clarinet Question & Answer: School Jazz Band: Clarinets Need Not Apply?

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This past weekend a reader of The Jazz Clarinet contacted me about an issue that is rather close to my heart: Hi Eric, I stumbled on to...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

CD review: The Benny Goodman Sextet * 1939-41 * Featuring Charlie Christian

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On October 2, 1939, exactly 74 years ago today, one of the great combos in the history of jazz went into the studio to record for the first ...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Shekomeko Shuffle: In Search of Artie Shaw

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Leading off his series In Search of Shakespeare , Michael Wood asked: "[Why] go in search of Shakespeare? Can the life of a write...
Monday, September 9, 2013

CD Review: Frank Teschemacher * Jazz Me Blues * 1927-1930

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Frank Teschemacher (1906-1932) was the central figure of the famed 'Austin High Gang'  whose membership and influence extended thr...