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In addition to the jazz greats that inspired him, Kenny Davern indicated classical clarinetist David Weber, principal solo clarinetist with the New York City Ballet Orchestra, as his most important teacher. Although playing mainly in traditional jazz and swing settings, his musical interests encompass a much broader range of styles.
14. Dez. 2006 · Kenny Davern, a radically traditional jazz clarinetist and soprano saxophonist whose liquid tones linked him to the classical sound of New Orleans but who could also play free jazz, died on...
3. Jan. 2007 · Irreverent musician seen as the saviour of the jazz clarinet. Peter Vacher. Tue 2 Jan 2007 19.18 EST. Jazz clarinet has been on the back foot ever since the advent of bebop. A dominant force in...
A Jazz Journal Reader’s Poll named Davern the “Best Jazz Clarinetist in the World.” New York Times jazz critic John S. Wilson lauded his powerful and original style, as has jazz writer Nat Hentoff. Among the many honors he has received, Kenny Davern been inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame at Rutgers University.
15. Dez. 2006 · Kenny Davern, 71, a clarinetist and soprano saxophonist who became an acclaimed torchbearer of traditional jazz and swing, died Dec. 12 at his home in Sandia Park, N.M., after a heart attack....
29. Nov. 2022 · Kenny Davern Clarinet. Photos. Music. Recent Releases. Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson. No One But Kenny. Sackville. 2007. buy. In Concert at the... Arbors Records. 2005. buy. Live at the Floating...
Self-taught, Davern was given an old Albert system clarinet when he was 11. Three years later he acquired a more convential Boehm system instrument. He began playing professionally when he was 16 and three months after he left high school auditioned for the big band led by Ralph Flanagan.
