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Jeremiah Cymerman

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Jeremiah Cymerman (pronounced SIMMER-MAN) is a composer and clarinetist based in Brooklyn, New York. He was born May 4th, 1980 in log cabin in North Georgia. Since 2002 Cymerman has been active in a wide variety of musical contexts and has been honored to present his work in some of New York City's most highly regarded venues for avant-garde and experimental music including The Stone, Issue Project Room, Roulette, Anthology Film Archives, Washington Square Church, and The Tank, among many others. Described by Time Out New York as "one of downtown's most inventive and resourceful composer-performers" Cymerman has performed with a wide range of contemporary artists including Jessica Pavone, Otomo Yoshihide, Jandek, Ned Rothenberg, Ikue Mori, John Zorn, Toby Driver, Lawrence D

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Daniel Kassell

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Inspired by stride pianist, humorist vocalist Fats Waller on 10" LP's that included Al Casey-rhythm guitar, Herman Autrey-trumpet and Al Hall-string bass (I met them later in person), I learned to play clarinet in the Dover, NJ HS Marching Band. Fascinated with Sousa marches it didn't take me long to discover that Benny Goodman's clarinet style originated with Jimmy Noone and searched for the roots of clarinets' style that led me from Eddie Condon's friends in Chicago back to Algiers clarinetists in New Orleans. Started a HOT BLUES & JAZZ BAND in San Francisco in the '80's playing with Ragtime pianist Burt Bales, trumpeter Robin Hodes and jammed with Carl Lunsford, Ray Shelbred, Mal Sharpe and Turk Murphy. In 1996 invited pianist Red Richards (Saints & Sinners), bassist Johnny Williams Jr

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Larry Kozak

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I started my professional career in the 1950's playing weddings, ethnic affairs and big band jobs with The Ohioans. In 1961 I joined the Tom Arnone Band and remained there until 1997, working extensively at Pesano's Restaurant in Garfield Hts.,Ohio and Springvale Ballroom in North Olmsted,Ohio. I am currently leader of the popular of the popular LBJ Band in the Cleveland,Ohio area and also work with the Standard Thyme Band and the Straight Six Dixieland Band,

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Andrew Sfiris

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I am Currently A High School Student at Chatham High School in Chatham, NJ. I plan to double major in Music Education and Jazz Performance (clarinet). I am very active in the music program at school and look to further my music career one step at a time. I also play piano, saxophone (soprano and Alto), and some percussion. I have a good amount of theory down and like to compose. I have not yet recorded anything and am looking for opportunities to learn.

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Tale Ognenovski

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Tale Ognenovski (April 27, 1922 - June 19, 2012) was a Macedonian multi-instrumentalist who played clarinet, recorder, tin whistle, bagpipe, zurna, and drums. He composed or arranged 300 instrumental compositions: Macedonian folk dances, jazz compositions, and classical concerts. Tale Ognenovski is The Greatest Clarinetist of All Time, Composer, Musical Genius, Titan of the Clarinet… On January 27, 1956, he performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City as a clarinet and reed pipe (recorder – “kavalche”) soloist of the Macedonian State Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs

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Steve Barbone

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I played Jazz in New York City, Paris France and Frankfurt Germany from 1949 through 1962 at Nick's, Melody Lounge, Central Plaza, Cinderella Club, Kit Kat Club, JazKeller, Vieux Colombier, etc., with Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Sidney Bechet, Chuck Traeger, Phil Napoleon, Billy Maxted, Gene Schroeder, Pee Wee Erwin, Johnny Windhurst, Jack Fine, Yank Lawson, Bob Haggart and others. I left music in 1963 for a day gig. Then in 1992 started to play again. Now gig 160 times a year in the Philadelphia area with my own band, The Barbone Street Jazz Band. Some top gigs in 2003 included; West Chester University Jazz Festival, Berks Jazz Festival, Media Jazz Festival, Media Blues Festival, Dover Downs Wine & Jazz Destival, Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Rehoboth Jazz Festival

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Russ Reinberg

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World class clarinetist Russ Reinberg has appeared at Carnegie Hall and other concert venues; on numerous national TV shows including seven appearances on the Tonight Show; a week each on the Mike Douglas Show and Dinah Shore Show; PBS; many national television specials; and at jazz festivals. He has led groups featuring such contemporary stars as Howard Alden and Larry Koonse (guitar) and Concord Jazz All Stars Scott Hamilton (tenor sax), Dave McKenna (piano), Bill Berry (trumpet), Dave Stone (bass), and Jake Hanna (drums). If you don't know who these guys are, you should check them out. In the early 1990s Russ had to retire from music

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Joe Licari

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“There are a number of exceptional clarinetists working in the traditional idioms right now, but none of them cut Joe Licari.” --Robert Levin Joe Licari (b. January 10, 1934, Brooklyn, New York) is an American jazz clarinetist. Known as an especially “hot” player with an exuberant and always emotive attack, Licari is considered, by critics and peers alike, to be in the front rank of contemporary “classic” jazz musicians. He is also among the most immediately recognizable. The renowned Bob Wilber, with whom Licari studied for nearly a year, said of him: “You hear the influence of Benny Goodman in his playing…also the Chicago players Frank Teschemacher and Pee Wee Russell, plus the New Orleans clarinetists Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet and Jimmie Noone

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Jerry Floor

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I am the Artistic Director for the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival. As a jazz musician, (clarinet, alto sax, flute, piccolo) I have performed on many jazz festivals to include the Park City Jazz Festival, Snowbird Blues & Jazz Festival, Sun Valley Swingin' Jamboree, and twice in Italy at the Umbria Jazz Festival. I am also the director of the Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra. We have backed many jazz greats like Eddie Daniels, Phil Woods, Gary Foster, Jack Jones, Nancy Wilson and dozens more. I go out with everything from a duo to a 17 piece big band. As clarinetist with The Great Basin Street Band, a first class "trad" or dixieland band, I also handle their bookings and business issues.

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Harry Goldson Jazz Ensemble

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Modern Jazz that proves that good jazz can be good music and that good music can be good jazz. Featuring Harry Goldson, clarinet; Larry Gray, bass; Leon Joyce, drums; Jim Cooper, vibes; Dave Hay, piano.


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