Jazz band chord progression. The clarinet is a woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece. A clarinet player is known as an clarinetist. Originally, the clarinet was a central instrument in jazz, beginning with the New Orleans players in the 1910s. It remained a signature instrument of jazz through much of the big band era into the 1940s. Larry Shields was the clarinetist for the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the first jazz band to record commercially in 1917. The American players Ted Lewis and Jimmie Noone were pioneers of the instrument in jazz bands. The B soprano clarinet was the most common instrument,
The New York City Jazz Record The New York City Jazz Record The New York City Jazz Record is a monthly New York City based publication which contains features, reviews and concert announcements regarding jazz music. It is available in print form as well as online. It was originally launched in May 2002 by co-founders Laurence Donohue-Greene (Managing Editor) and Andrey Henkin (Editorial Director/Production Manager) under the name "AllAboutJazz-New York”. The gazette’s name change switched permanently to The New York City Jazz Record as of March 2011. Joe Lovano says of "The New York City Jazz Record": "Simply the hippest journal about jazz in New York