Who are some good clarinet players i can listen to?

im beggining clarinet, and i would like to listen to some artist.

thankyou :)

xoxo

pete fountain benny goodman aker bilk with stranger on the shore there is another but i'm brain dead at the moment.

Famous Jazz Clarinetists

Barney Bigard
Don Byron
Elysia Clapin (grand-daughter of Benny Goodman)
Johnny Dodds
Irving Fazola (Faz)
Benny Goodman (who also played classical clarinet music on occasion)
Pee Wee Russell
Artie Shaw
Larry Shields


Famous Classical Clarinetists

Jack Brymer
Larry Combs
Sabine Meyer
Richard Muhlfeld (clarinettist to Brahms)
David Shifrin
Anton Stadler (Mozart composed two works for this clarinetist)
Frederick Thurston

Mr. Acker Bilk
Pete Fountain
Benny Goodman

Check out Bob Draga. He is amazing. His band is called Titan Hot 7 http://www.titanhotseven.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LigkkUz4A...
2:25 into the video Bob starts to play.

hope you like!

Rahsaan Kirk on the album called Prepare Thy Self to Deal With a Miracle.

Don Byron on his album called Ivey Divey.

Both musicians are top quality.

Don't forget Anthony Braxton.

In addition to the ones listed in the other answers, probably the best jazz clarinetist around to day is Eddie Daniels.

An excellent clarinetist was Tony Parenti. Might find a cd of his at local library on Jazzology label.
I also agree with other answerers about Eddie Daniels and Bob Draga.

To reinforce what has already been said, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Woody Herman are my favorites.

Pete Fountain
Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw

these will give you an idea of the jazz/pop possibilities and amazing technical feats of the clarinet.

Sabine Meyer
an excellent example of the classical clarinet tone

Henry Questa
an excellent example of versatility and the variety of timbre possible from the instrument. Also excellent example of ethnic playing styles such as polka and German biergarten styles.

there's only one ---Benny Goodman

You NEED to see BOB DRAGA...............perfom LIVE with the TITAN HOT SEVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe if you arournd the CHICAGOLAND AREA............Chuck Hedges!