List of jazz clarinetists
Appearance
This is an alphabetical list of jazz clarinetists for whom Wikipedia has articles. (Alternate spelling: clarinettists.)
A
B
- Bridget Backhaus
- Buster Bailey (1902-1967)
- Eddie Barefield
- Alan Barnes
- Emile Barnes
- John Barnes
- Gary Bartz
- Alvin Batiste
- Heinie Beau
- Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
- Han Bennink
- Derek Bermel
- Barney Bigard (1906-1980)
- Acker Bilk (born 1929)
- Chris Biscoe
- Andy Biskin
- Dan Block
- Hamiet Bluiett
- Noel Borg (Qormi,Malta)
- Anthony Braxton
- Peter Brotzmann
- Pud Brown
- Sandy Brown
- Albert Burbank
- Don Byron (born 1958)
C
- Ernie Caceres
- Nick Caiazza
- Happy Caldwell
- Harry Carney
- Benny Carter
- Daniel Carter
- John Carter
- Ron Carter
- John Casimir (clarinetist)
- Bill Challis
- Dick Charlesworth
- Arthur Chodoroff
- Evan Christopher
- Rod Cless
- Tony Coe
- Randolph Colville
- Wilton Crawley
D
- Hank D'Amico
- Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
- John Dankworth
- Joe Darensbourg
- Kenny Davern
- Nathan Davis (saxophonist) - bass clarinet, multi-instrumentalist
- Buddy DeFranco
- Christopher Dell
- Tobias Delius
- Big Eye Louis Nelson Deslile
- Johnny Dodds (1892-1940)
- Klaus Doldinger
- Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)
- Arne Domnerus
- Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957)
- Tommy Douglas
- Paquito D'Rivera
- Gerd Dudek
- Paul Dunmall
F
- Wally Fawkes
- Irving Fazola
- Buddy Featherstonehaugh
- Giora Feidman
- Pete Fountain
- Bud Freeman
- Chico Freeman
G
- Jimmy Giuffre
- German Goldenshtayn
- Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
H
J
- Dom James (born 1983)
- Vidar Johansen
- Dink Johnson (1892-1954)
- Theo Jörgensmann ( born 1948)
K
L
- John LaPorta
- Prince Lasha
- George Lewis (1900-1969)
- Ted Lewis (1891-1971)
- Matt Lavelle (bass clarinet)
M
- Robert Ma
- Frank Macchia
- Joe Maneri
- Joe Marsala
- Stan McDonald
- Hal McKusick
- Mezz Mezzrow
- Jean-Christian Michel
- Marcus Miller (born 1959)
- Gabriele Mirabassi
- Gussie Mueller
- David Murray
- Don Murray (1904-1929)
N
- Phil Nimmons
- Jimmy Noone (1895-1944)
- Alcide Nunez (1884-1934)
- Pete Neighbour
R
- Perry Robinson
- Ned Rothenberg
- Pee Wee Russell (1906-1969)
S
- Louis Sclavis
- Tony Scott (1921-2007)
- Artie Shaw (1910-2004)
- Harry Shields (1899-1971)
- Larry Shields (1893-1953)
- Omer Simeon (1902-1959)
- Harry Skoler (born 1956)
- Bill Smith
- Chris Speed
- S. Frederick Starr (born 1940)
- Milenko Stefanović (born 1930)
- Richard Stoltzman
- Wilber Sweatman (1882-1961)
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