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First, some classical clarinetists. This list is not all-inclusive. If you would like to add the name of a woman clarinetist (and her location) visit my contact page and send me an email or post a comment. |
Laura Ardan | Principal clarinet, Atlanta Symphony |
Michele Zukovsky, Principal Clarinet and clarinetist Monica Kaenzig | Los Angeles Philharmonic |
Lee Levine | Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the ALIAS Chamber Ensemble |
New York City freelancer Eileen Mack | Newspeak Ensemble, Red Light Ensemble, and the all woman band, Victoire. She appears frequently as a soloist in electro-acoustic works. |
San Francisco-based Beth Custer | Bandleader, clarinet teacher, and proprietor of BC Records. Performs with Clarinet Thing, the Latin-jazz-rock influenced Doña Luz 30 Besos, and leads The Beth Custer Ensemble. |
Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr | Clarinet soloist, founder of the Verdehr Trio, professor of clarinet at Michigan State University. |
Boston-based Diane Heffner | Dinosaur Annex and other contemporary music groups |
New York-based Esther Lamneck plays clarinet and the Hungarian Tárogató, a single reed woodwind instrument. | A soloist with orchestras, at music festivals worldwide, and internationally renowned recording artist. Program Director of Woodwind Studies and the Clarinet Studio at New York University |
Naomi Drucker | Director of Hofstra University's American Chamber Ensemble. |
A freelancer based in Santa Barbara, CA, Nancy Mathison | Plays with area orchestras and on numerous chamber music concerts. She teaches music in the public schools. |
European-based Sabine Meyer | International soloist and recording artist. See Commentary |
Boston-based saxophonist Elise Hall | See Commentary for her early 20th century achievements |
Montreal-based Lori Freedman Contrabass, bass, A, B-flat, C and E-flat clarinets | Teaches at McGill University in Montreal; performs written and improvised music with orchestras, chamber ensemble and solo. http://www.lorifreedman.com/en/ |
Australia-based Nicole Canham | Performing artist: mainstream classical music, chamber music and as collaborator with artists from theatre, film, photography, visual art and dance. http://www.nicolecanham.com/ |
Most women who play jazz clarinet also play saxophone. Here are somewomen who play saxophone of whatever size: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. Those listed first are women who began their careers in the first half of the 20th century, prior to 1950. | |
Vi Burnside and Roz Cron
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Ann Patterson | co-founder of California-based Maiden Voyage |
California-based Vi Redd and Peggy Gilbert | Fostina Dixon |
Below are some contemporary jazz saxophone players. This list is not all-inclusive. If you'd like to add another name, feel free to do so on my comments page! | |
Playing sax in Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra are: | Erika von Kleist, Sherel Cassity, Jannell Reichman, Leigh Pilzer and Lisa Parrott. |
Alto saxophonist Kit McClure, leads her all-woman Kit McClure Band which | includes saxophonists Paula Atherton, Jenny Hill, Sheila Cooper, Maria Lazzaro and Claire Daily. |
Jane Ira Bloom | Jane Bunnett, | Sue Terry, |
Virginia Mayhew | Carol Chaikin | Carol Sudhalter |
Jean Fineberg | Erica Lindsey | Lisa Parrott |
Grace Kelly, | Diane Wernick | Kathy Halvorson |
Laura Dryer | Candy Dulfer | Jane Fair |
Mary Fettig | Sonya Jason | Lilly White |
Amsterdam-based Tineke Postina plays saxophone in various groups. | ||
If I skipped your favorite female clarinet or sax player please go to my Contact page and send me her name! |