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Jazz clarinetists

193 jazz musicians in the atlas play clarinet, including Bhumibol Adulyadej, John Coltrane, Alan Greenspan, Benny Goodman and Bobby McFerrin. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

Bhumibol Adulyadej 1927–2016 · former King of Thailand (1927–2016) John Coltrane 1926–1967 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967) Alan Greenspan 1926–2026 · American economist and financial advisor (1926–2026) Benny Goodman 1909–1986 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986) Bobby McFerrin b. 1950 · American jazz vocalist and composer (born 1950) Pupi Avati b. 1938 · Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter Benny Carter 1907–2003 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter… Artie Shaw 1910–2004 · American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004) Sidney Bechet 1897–1959 · American jazz musician Lester Young 1909–1959 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) Theo Jörgensmann 1948–2025 · German musician Woody Herman 1913–1987 · American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987) Paquito D'Rivera b. 1948 · Cuban musician Louis Jordan 1908–1975 · American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician… Klaus Doldinger 1936–2025 · German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist… Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer Acker Bilk 1929–2014 · English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist… Eric Dolphy 1928–1964 · American jazz musician (1928–1964) John Dankworth 1927–2010 · British musician (1927-2010) Guy Marchand 1937–2023 · French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023) Anthony Braxton b. 1945 · American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945) Jimmy Dorsey 1904–1957 · American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and… Phil Woods 1931–2015 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader… Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935–1977 · American musician (1935-1977) David Murray b. 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) Johnny Hodges 1907–1970 · American alto saxophonist (1907–1970) Buddy DeFranco 1923–2014 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014) Michel Portal 1935–2026 · French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Bill Daily 1927–2018 · American actor and writer (1927-2018) Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Jane Monheit b. 1977 · American singer Jimmy Giuffre 1921–2008 · American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008) John Surman b. 1944 · British saxophonist and clarinetist Sonny Fortune 1939–2018 · American saxophonist (1939–2018) Sadao Watanabe b. 1933 · Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-) Tom Scott b. 1948 · American jazz musician (born 1948) Harry Carney 1910–1974 · American jazz musician (1910–1974) Barney Bigard 1906–1980 · American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980) Chris Potter b. 1971 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and… Les Brown 1912–2001 · American bandleader (1912–2001) Ted Lewis 1890–1971 · American singer and bandleader (1890-1971) Dewey Redman 1931–2006 · American saxophonist (1931–2006) Pedro Iturralde 1929–2020 · Spanish musician (1929–2020) Renzo Arbore b. 1937 · Italian actor, singer and director Tony Scott 1921–2007 · American jazz clarinetist, musician (1921-2007) Sam Rivers 1923–2011 · American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011) James Carter b. 1969 · American musician Johnny Dodds 1892–1940 · American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist (1892–1940) Jan Wróblewski 1936–2024 · Polish jazz musician Gunter Hampel 1937–2026 · German jazz musician (1937–2026) Gustav Brom 1921–1995 · Czech conductor, composer, jazz musician, presenter… Bud Freeman 1906–1991 · American musician (1906–1991) Georgie Auld 1919–1990 · Canadian jazz musician (1919-1990) Don Byron b. 1958 · American musician Harry Winter 1914–2001 · German-Austrian singer Gary Bartz b. 1940 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1940) Ravi Coltrane b. 1965 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1965) Courtney Pine b. 1964 · British musician Pete Fountain 1930–2016 · American clarinetist (1930–2016) Eddie Daniels b. 1941 · American musician Buddy Tate 1912–2001 · American jazz musician (1913–2001) Herb Geller 1928–2013 · American saxophonist (1928–2013) Mark Turner b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer Felix Slováček b. 1943 · Czech clarinettist and saxophonist Paul Horn 1930–2014 · American flautist in jazz and New Age music (1930-2014) Roscoe Mitchell b. 1940 · American jazz musician (born 1940) Louis Sclavis b. 1953 · French jazz musician Magnus Lindgren b. 1974 · Swedish musician Mezz Mezzrow 1899–1972 · American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Joe Marsala 1907–1978 · Italian-American jazz clarinetist and songwriter Gianluigi Trovesi b. 1944 · Italian jazz musician George Cassidy 1936–2023 · Northern Irish jazz musician Pee Wee Russell 1906–1969 · American musician (1906–1969) Jimmie Noone 1895–1944 · American musician (1895–1944) Wilbur Sweatman 1882–1961 · American musician (1882–1961) Lorenzo Tio 1893–1933 · American clarinetist (1893–1933) Jimmy Hastings 1938–2024 · British musician (1938–2024) Emil Mangelsdorff 1925–2022 · German jazz musician (1925–2022) David "Fathead" Newman 1933–2009 · American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist Nino Tempo 1935–2025 · American actor, musician and singer (1935–2025) Buddy Collette 1921–2010 · American jazz musician (1921–2010) Flip Phillips 1915–2001 · American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player… Otto Hardwick 1904–1970 · American musician (1904–1970) Richard Stoltzman b. 1942 · American musician Marius Neset b. 1985 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer Rolf Kühn 1929–2022 · German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader… Putte Wickman 1924–2006 · Swedish jazz musician (1924–2006) Boyd Atkins 1900–1965 · American musician Alcide Nunez 1884–1934 · Early jazz clarinetist (1884–1934) George Lewis 1900–1968 · American musician (1900–1968) Hank D'Amico 1915–1965 · American musician (1915–1965) Sophie Alour b. 1974 · French saxophonist Larry Shields 1893–1953 · American jazz musician (1893-1953) Perry Robinson 1938–2018 · American musician (1938–2018) Prince Lasha 1929–2008 · American jazz musician (1929–2008) Don Redman 1900–1964 · American musician (1900–1964) Marty Ehrlich b. 1955 · American musician Anat Cohen b. 1975 · Israeli-born jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Walter Parazaider 1945–2026 · American woodwind musician (1945–2026) Edmond Hall 1901–1967 · American jazz clarinetist (1901–1967) Eiji Kitamura b. 1929 · Japanese jazz clarinetist, composer, bandmaster (1929-) Peanuts Hucko 1918–2003 · American jazz musician (1918-2003) Buster Bailey 1902–1967 · American musician (1902-1967) Albert Nicholas 1900–1973 · American musician (1900-1973) John Scott b. 1930 · English composer and conductor (born 1930) Bjarne Nerem 1923–1991 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist (1923–1991) Shep Fields 1910–1981 · American jazz bandleader (1910–1981) Bob Wilber 1928–2019 · jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United… Harlan Leonard 1905–1983 · American musician (1905–1983) Guy Lafitte 1927–1998 · French musician (1927–1998) Omer Simeon 1902–1959 · American jazz clarinetist (1902–1959) John Carter 1929–1991 · American jazz musician (1929–1991) Shabaka Hutchings b. 1984 · English musical artist Peter King 1940–2020 · British musician (1940–2020) Wendell Harrison b. 1942 · American musician Hal Kemp 1904–1940 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader… Vincent Peirani b. 1980 · French musician Jimmy Hamilton 1917–1994 · American jazz musician (1917–1994) John Jorgenson b. 1956 · American musician Gabriele Mirabassi b. 1967 · Italian jazz clarinetist Matty Matlock 1907–1978 · American musician (1907–1978) Ned Rothenberg b. 1956 · American composer Budd Johnson 1910–1984 · American musician (1910-1984) Leo Wright 1933–1991 · American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist… Kidd Jordan 1935–2023 · American saxophonist (1935–2023) Frank Teschemacher 1906–1932 · American musician (1906–1932) Claude Luter 1923–2006 · French musician (1923–2006) Phil Nimmons 1923–2024 · Canadian jazz musician (1923–2024) Alan Wakeman b. 1947 · English musician Marcel Zanini 1923–2023 · French jazz musician (1923–2023) Louis Nelson Delisle 1885–1949 · American musician (1885-1949) Mario Bauzá Cárdenas 1911–1993 · Cuban-American musician, composer, and founder of… Gene Sedric 1907–1963 · American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (1907-1963) Ken Peplowski 1959–2026 · American musician Antti Sarpila b. 1964 · Finnish jazz clarinetist Irving Fazola 1912–1949 · American musician (1912–1949) Tony Coe 1934–2023 · British jazz musician (saxophones, clarinet, flute) and… Pat LaBarbera b. 1944 · American-born Canadian jazz musician Joe Maneri 1927–2009 · American composer, jazz musician and microtonal innovator… Bill Smith 1926–2020 · jazz musician and composer from the United States Gérard Badini 1931–2025 · French jazz musician (1931–2025) Myron Walden b. 1973 · American musician Bob Malach b. 1954 · American musician Fritz Weiss 1919–1944 · Czech musician Russell Procope 1908–1981 · American musician (1908–1981) Leon Roppolo 1902–1943 · American musician (1902–1943) Akira Sakata b. 1945 · Japanese jazz saxophonist, actor, researcher (1945-) Abe Most 1920–2002 · American jazz musician (1920-2002) Harry Roy 1900–1971 · British dance band leader and clarinet player (1900-1971) Aaron Sachs 1923–2014 · American musician (1923-2014) Alphonse Picou 1878–1961 · African American jazz clarinetist (1878–1961) Jimmy Joy 1902–1962 · musician (1902–1962) Michael White b. 1954 · American jazz clarinetist Jim Galloway 1936–2014 · Canadian musician (1936–2014) Sam Most 1930–2013 · American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist… Daniel Huck 1948–2026 · French clarinetist Cecil Scott 1905–1964 · American musician (1905–1964) Totti Bergh 1930–2012 · Norwegian musician (1935–2012) Tony Parenti 1900–1972 · American musician (1900–1972) Eddie Barefield 1909–1991 · American jazz musician (1909–1991) Gerd Dudek 1938–2022 · German musician (1938–2022) Joe Muranyi 1928–2012 · American jazz clarinetist (1928-2012) Chris Speed b. 1967 · American musician Ernst Ulrich Deuker b. 1954 · German musician Peter Schilperoort 1919–1990 · Dutch musician (1919–1990) Gene Quill 1927–1988 · American jazz saxophonist (1927–1988) Ziggy Elman 1914–1968 · American musician Monty Sunshine 1928–2010 · English clarinetist (1928-2010) Sol Yaged 1922–2019 · American jazz clarinetist Kenny Davern 1935–2006 · American clarinetist (1935–2006) Hal McIntyre 1914–1959 · American musician (1914-1959) Joe Darensbourg 1906–1985 · American musician (1906–1985) Fredrik Ljungkvist b. 1969 · Swedish jazz musician Tim Garland b. 1966 · British musician Ernie Caceres 1911–1971 · American musician (1911–1971) Danny Polo 1901–1949 · American musician (1901-1949) Craig Handy b. 1962 · American tenor saxophonist Claude Abadie 1920–2020 · French clarinetist (1920–2020) Abe Aaron 1910–1970 · jazz clarinetist and saxophonist (1910–1970) Alvin Batiste 1932–2007 · American clarinetist (1932-2007) Curtis Amy 1929–2002 · American musician (1929-2002) Eddie Miller 1911–1991 · American saxophonist and clarinetist (1911–1991) Danny Bank 1922–2010 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist… J. R. Monterose 1927–1993 · American musician (1927–1993) Jay Cameron 1928–2001 · baritone saxophonist Bob Helm 1914–2003 · American musician (1914–2003) Bert Wilson 1939–2013 · American saxophonist (1939-2013) Fletcher Allen 1905–1995 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer… Willie Lewis 1905–1971 · American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician (1905–1971) Darnell Howard 1905–1966 · American musician Hubert Rostaing 1918–1990 · French musician (1918-1990) Happy Caldwell 1903–1978 · American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist (1903-1978) Carl Brandt 1914–1991 · American musician (1914-1991)