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Don Byron
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Clarinetists · b. 1958

Don Byron

American musician

Born
8 November 1958
New York City
Country
United States
Active
1980–
Record labels
Blue Note, Nonesuch Records
Discography
15 albums

Biography

Don Byron is a jazz musician who plays clarinet. Don Byron was born on 8 November 1958 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz and traditional folk music. Record labels: Blue Note and Nonesuch Records. The discography here lists 15 albums, from “Tuskegee Experiments” (1992) to “Random Dances And (A)Tonalities” (2018). Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship (2007) and Rome Prize.

Donald Byron (born November 8, 1958) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He primarily plays clarinet but has also played bass clarinet and saxophone in a variety of genres that includes free jazz and klezmer.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Tuskegee Experiments 1992 · Elektra Nonesuch Plays the Music of Mickey Katz 1993 · Elektra Nonesuch Music for Six Musicians 1995 · Nonesuch Bug Music 1996 · Nonesuch
No-Vibe Zone: Live at the Knitting Factory 1996 · Live
Nu Blaxploitation (Clean Version) 1998
You Are Here 1998
Romance with the Unseen 1999 · Blue Note A Fine Line 2000 · Blue Note You Are #6 2001 · Blue Note Ivey-Divey 2004 · Blue Note
A Ballad for Many 2006
Do the Boomerang 2006 · Blue Note Do the Boomerang: The Music of Junior Walker 2006 · Blue Note
Random Dances And (A)Tonalities 2018

Also plays on

Albums where Don Byron is credited as a sideman

1990 Rootless Cosmopolitans — Marc Ribot bass clarinet, clarinet
1993 Blue Light ’Til Dawn — Cassandra Wilson clarinet
1993 Have a Little Faith — Bill Frisell bass clarinet, clarinet
1994 This Land — Bill Frisell bass clarinet, clarinet
1995 Toys — Uri Caine bass clarinet
1997 Urlicht — Uri Caine clarinet
2000 Esperanto — Lalo Schifrin clarinet, saxophone
2003 Tiny Voices — Joe Henry bass clarinet, clarinet, tenor saxophone, reeds
2004 Prototype — Wallace Roney bass clarinet
2005 The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel — Meshell Ndegeocello bass clarinet, clarinet
2009 The Bright Mississippi — Allen Toussaint clarinet

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Don Byron play?

Don Byron is known for playing clarinet.

When and where was Don Byron born?

Don Byron was born 8 November 1958 in New York City.

What are Don Byron's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Tuskegee Experiments (1992), Plays the Music of Mickey Katz (1993), Music for Six Musicians (1995), Bug Music (1996) and Romance with the Unseen (1999).

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