I am delighted to announce the return of Pete Thomas to the SOTW Administrator staff. We felt it was a good time to bring another, experienced Admin...
Pete: I see the world of old-tyme jazz broken down into segments. I think CHICAGO JAZZ is too broad . . . Armstrong, Dodds, and Oliver were known for...
Kent (lutemann), et al: That clip of Christopher on his Albert clarinet was excellent. I remember Warren Christopher as a youngster playing clarinet...
I see no evil in a band director's relationship with a local music store as long as each entity retains objectivity in their efforts. Sometimes, they...
She doesn't need a so-called JAZZ mouthpiece to play jazz . . . jazz is a concept, a playing STYLE, not a sound. If her current mouthpiece plays well...
Orion: Have you forgotten that there are millions of players out there who may not see it the same as you do? Like has been said, there are at least...
I have a King "Equa-Tru" clarinet mouthpiece just like the one you posted. I recall that it accompanied a King Silver King metal clarinet given to me...