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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

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2024

When one son became a clarinetist, the two formed a duo that performed around the world.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

His father was a clarinetist and his mother whose maiden name was Weiss, indicating her German ancestry was an excellent pianist.

From Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by Cooke, James Francis