Bennie Maupin discusses his love affair with the bass clarinet. This story is part of our spotlight this month on musicians who play instruments tuned in the lower frequencies. This month we're ...

Marcus gets a clean, unfettered sound from both his band and his instrument on his new album. Trio+ is crisp, tight and varied — with more good melodies than we can dip into. This is FRESH AIR. The ...

These days, every producer has access to music-making tools of such high quality and versatility that creating a decent-sounding bass might seem like the easiest thing in the world; but the problem, ...

When the Colorado Symphony sets out to recreate scenes from the Disney film “Fantasia” this Saturday, clarinetist Andy Stevens may have a particularly easy job of it. Stevens owns the bass clarinet ...

Learn how the clarinet makes sound and explore its role in the woodwind family. In a hands-on music lesson, Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, ...

Since the end of the big band era, the clarinet has taken a backseat to its sexier woodwind cousin, the saxophone. But in the Bay Area, thanks to a fertile environment of classically trained ...