Buddy DeFranco, who led clarinet playing into bebop after swing era of Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman, died on Christmas Eve, aged 91.
He played with Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Billie Holiday and all the greats of his time, retiring at 89.
You really couldn’t make it up. Well, they…
From my latest monthly essay in The Critic…
We reported earlier that Franz Welser-Möst had withdrawn…
Deborah Borda, acting CEO, confirmed today that principal…
Session expired
Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page.
One of the greatest jazz clarinetists, and the first “modern” one, that brought the clarinet into the bebop era. I might add that the man was charming, full of wit and kindness. Rest in peace, Buddy.