Current GJ Woodwind players

klaatu

AndyW wrote:

James Carter was at Samois last year (2010) , there are a few videos of him jammin' on youtube.
He made an album called "Chasin' the Gypsy", with lots of GJ / Django tunes on it.
Carter is a monster player, he often plays baritone and bass saxes, as well as tenor / alto / sop / and all the clarinets.

PLUS He's the smartest-dressed jazz-player i know:

Carter performed with the Rosenberg Trio in Montreal this year. He damn near stole the show with his energy and phenomenal playing. Stochelo was laughing at times as if to say, "How do I top this guy?"

Jazzaferri

Very energetic playing indeed.

I will make a provocative comment. Miles Davis reportedly used to chide Trane when he was getting really notey to "take the horn out of your mouth man"

AndyW

Christopher Kohl of the Hot Club of New Orleans is a very nice player:
hear him on their website: http://www.hotclubofneworleans.com

Jazzaferri

yes indeed

AndyW

"Salut" to clarinettist Etienne Quezel,
who plays with French GJ band "Madam Irma"
-A-

AndyW

Dominique Vernhes is a fine clarinettist as well as an extraordinary accordionist, he's often recorded with Patrick Saussios / Alma Sinti. He also plays flute & saxophone :P

Jazzaferri

Thanks Andy. I really enjoyed that one

AndyW

Salut to tenor player Cedric Ricard, here with Adrien Moignard et. al. very nice.
I should burn my clarinets & dig an old tenor out of my attic

AndyW

yay!
100 posts in the Woodwinds section !
(and only half are mine lols )

delb0y

Excellent!

I'm still busily practicing on my 40 year old plastic B&H Regent trying to convince myself the reason my tone is poor and that I squeak so much is all to do with the instrument and not me...

I've actually found it's a really nice compliment to guitar playing. On the guitar one can't help but fall into using moveable patterns and chords, on the clarinet (and sax) one has to know this stuff.

Talking of sax, I have a Yamaha student model tenor, too. I've found that if I play the saxophone for half an hour and then try and play the clarinet, the clarinet is impossible. But if i do the time on the clarinet first then the saxophone is much easier... ish.

Derek