List of clarinetists explained

This article lists notable musicians who have played the clarinet.

Classical clarinetists

Jazz and pop clarinetists

Muhal Richard Abrams (1930–2017)
George Adams (1940–1992)
Sophie Alour (born 1974)
Lloyd Arntzen (born 1927)
Georgie Auld (1919–1990)
Nailor Azevedo (also known as Proveta)
Paulo Moura (1932–2010)
Buster Bailey (1902–1967)
Craig Ball
Eddie Barefield (1909–1991)
Alan Barnes (born 1959)
Emile Barnes (1892–1970)
John Barnes (1932–2022)
Gary Bartz (born 1940)
Alvin Batiste (1932–2007)
Heinie Beau (1911–1987)
Sidney Bechet (1897–1959)
Shloimke (Sam) Beckerman (1883–1974)
Sidney Beckerman (1919–2007)
Han Bennink (born 1942)
Derek Bermel (born 1967)
Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
Acker Bilk (1929–2014)
Chris Biscoe (born 1947)
Andy Biskin
Dan Block
Hamiet Bluiett (1940–2018)
Anthony Braxton (born 1945)
Peter Brötzmann (1941–2023)
Pud Brown (1917–1996)
Sandy Brown (1929–1975)
Albert Burbank (1902–1976)
Don Byron (born 1958)
Ernie Caceres (1911–1971)
Happy Caldwell (1903–1978)
Harry Carney (1910–1974)
Benny Carter (1907–2003)
Daniel Carter (born 1945)
James Carter (born 1969)
John Carter (1929–1991)
John Casimir (1898–1963)
Evan Christopher (born 1969)
Rod Cless (1907–1944)
Tony Coe (1934–2023)
Anat Cohen (born 1975)
Randolph Colville (1942–2004)
Louis Cottrell Jr. (1911–1978)
Hank D'Amico (1915–1965)
Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
John Dankworth (1927–2010)
Joe Darensbourg (1906–1985)
Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
Paul Dean (clarinetist) (born 1966)
Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014)
Tobias Delius (born 1964)
Big Eye Louis Nelson Deslile (1885–1949)
Simon Flem Devold (1929–2015)
Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
Klaus Doldinger (born 1936)
Eric Dolphy (1928–1964)
Arne Domnérus (1924–2008)
Jimmy Dorsey (1904–1957)
Tommy Douglas (clarinetist) (1911–1965)
Paquito D'Rivera (born 1948)
Gerd Dudek (1938–2022)
Paul Dunmall (born 1953)
Kai Fagaschinski (born 1974)
Wally Fawkes (1924–2023)
Irving Fazola (1912–1949)
Buddy Featherstonhaugh (1909–1976)
Giora Feidman (born 1936)
John Fernandes
Pete Fountain (1930–2016)
Bud Freeman (1906–1991)
Chico Freeman (born 1949)
Victor Goines (born 1961)
Jimmy Giuffre (1921–2008)
German Goldenshtayn (Klezmer) (1934–2006)
Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
Edmond Hall (1901–1967)
Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994)
Arville Harris (1904–1954)
Bob Helm (1914–2003)
Woody Herman (1913–1987)
Peanuts Hucko (1918–2003)
Dink Johnson (1892–1954)
Theo Jörgensmann (born 1948)
David Krakauer (born 1956)
Mustafa Kandirali (1930–2020)
Doreen Ketchens (born 1966)
John LaPorta (1920–2004)
Prince Lasha (1929–2008)
Margot Leverett
Walt Levinsky (1929–1999)
George Lewis (1900–1969)
Ted Lewis (1891–1971)
Matt Lavelle (bass clarinet) (born 1970)
Joe Maneri (1927–2009)
Michael Marcus (born 1952)
Joe Marsala (1907–1978)
Stan McDonald (born 1935)
Hal McKusick (1924–2012)
Mezz Mezzrow (1899–1972)
Jean-Christian Michel (born 1938)
Marcus Miller (born 1959)
Gabriele Mirabassi (born 1967)
Gussie Mueller (1890–1965)
David Murray (born 1955)
Don Murray (1904–1929)
Phil Nimmons (born 1923)
Jimmie Noone (1895–1944)
Alcide Nunez (1884–1934)
Sean O'Boyle (born 1963)
Tale Ognenovski (1922–2012)
Ivo Papazov (born 1952)
Art Pepper (1925–1982)
Ken Peplowski (born 1959)
Sid Phillips (1907–1973)
Michel Portal (born 1935)
Doug Richford (1920–1987)
Sammy Rimington (born 1942)
Perry Robinson (1938–2018)
Leon Roppolo (1902–1943)
Ned Rothenberg (born 1956)
Harold Rubin (1932–2020)
Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
Dan St. Marseille (born 1962)
Tom Sancton (born 1949)
Louis Sclavis (born 1953)
Tony Scott (1921–2007)
Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
Harry Shields (1899–1971)
Larry Shields (1893–1953)
Omer Simeon (1902–1959)
Bill Smith (1926–2020)
Chris Speed (born 1967)
S. Frederick Starr (born 1940)
Milenko Stefanović (1930–2022)
Richard Stoltzman (born 1942)
Wilbur Sweatman (1882–1961)
Antti Sarpila (born 1964)
Monty Sunshine (1928–2010)
Dave Tarras (1897–1989)
Frank Teschemacher (1906–1932)
Theo Travis (born 1964)
Shankar Tucker (born 1987)
Allan Vache (born 1953)
Ken Vandermark (born 1964)
Oliver Weindling (born 1955)
Michael White (born 1954)
Hans Olof (Putte) Wickman (1924–2006)
Bob Wilber (1928–2019)
Lester Young (1900–1959)
Evan Ziporyn (born 1959)

See also

Lists of musicians