For those unfamiliar with the sound of clarinetist Jimmie Noone, here he is with his 1928 Apex Club Orchestra--Doc Poston, alto sax; Earl Hines, piano; Bud Scott, banjo; Johnny Wells, drums--playing ...

Mozart didn't know Jazz Fest, but he knew about the power of the clarinet. He wrote some of his most gorgeous concertos for the instrument, knowing its clear, clean timbre could lift melodies to ...

Now here's something you don't see or hear every day: 25 local jazz ensembles of all kinds will converge Saturday, Oct. 7 along a 1 1/2 mile walking loop on the Charles River. That's already pretty ...

Kenny Davern, who died Tuesday at 71, was a jazz player regarded as one of the great clarinet players of his generation. In a career that stretched more than 50 years, Davern was widely hailed for the ...