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clarinetist

American  
[klar-uh-net-ist] / ˌklær əˈnɛt ɪst /

noun

  1. a musician who plays the clarinet, especially one who plays skillfully or professionally.


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The Modern Jazz Quartet recorded two albums there, one with the clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre and the other with the saxophonist Sonny Rollins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

His longstanding collaboration with clarinetist John Carter set the template for post-bop in L.A., charged with possibility but lyrical and yearning.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic, explains what it’s like to both perform and take in the beauty of the orchestra simultaneously.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2024

The Bellingham Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 10th year with Maestro Yaniv Attar in an exciting 2023-2024 season featuring pianist Einav Yarden, clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and many more virtuosos.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

There is a second fiddle, and the fat clarinetist and, of course, the leader—he whose match could not be found in the kingdom.

From A Bride of the Plains by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

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