# List of clarinetists

This article lists notable musicians who have played the clarinet.

## Classical clarinetists

* Laver Bariu
* Ernest Ačkun
* Luís Afonso
* Cristiano Alves
* Michel Arrignon
* Dimitri Ashkenazy
* Kinan Azmeh
* Alexander Bader
* Carl Baermann
* Heinrich Baermann
* József Balogh
* Cristo Barrios
* Luigi Bassi
* Simeon Bellison
* Kalman Berkes
* Friedrich Berr
* Julian Bliss
* Kalman Bloch
* Walter Boeykens
* Henri Bok
* Daniel Bonade
* Tara Bouman
* Naftule Brandwein
* Shirley Brill
* Bruno Brun
* Jack Brymer
* Lars Kristian Brynildsen
* Nicola Bulfone
* Ovanir Buosi
* Sérgio Burgani
* Louis Cahuzac
* David Campbell
* James Campbell
* Alessandro Carbonare
* Ernesto Cavallini
* Florent Charpentier
* Jonathan Cohler
* Larry Combs
* Jean-Noël Crocq
* Gervase de Peyer
* Hans Deinzer
* Guy Deplus
* Charles Draper
* Stanley Drucker
* Eli Eban
* Anton Eberst
* Julian Egerton
* Fredrik Fors
* Alan Frank
* Rupert Fankhauser
* Thomas Friedli
* Mariano Frogioni
* Martin Fröst
* Wenzel Fuchs
* Peter Geisler
* Anthony Gigliotti
* Bruno di Girolamo
* Johannes Gmeinder
* Jose Gonzalez Granero
* Ante Grgin
* Alan Hacker
* Chen Halevi
* Norman Hallam
* Burt Hara
* Russell Harlow
* David Hattner
* Richard Haynes
* Johann Simon Hermstedt
* Janet Hilton
* Johann Hindler
* Helmut Hödl
* Emma Johnson
* Sharon Kam
* Reginald Kell
* Murray Khouri
* Thea King
* Dieter Klöcker
* Howard Klug
* Béla Kovács
* Wolfgang Kornberger
* Kari Kriikku
* Alison Lambert
* Andrey Laukhin
* Colin Lawson
* Andreas Lehnert
* Karl Leister
* Michel Lethiec
* Lorin Levee
* Robert Lindemann
* Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr
* John Mahon
* Jon Manasse
* Sebastian Manz
* Robert Marcellus
* Michele Marelli
* Andrew Marriner
* Pascual Martínez-Forteza
* Lawrence Maxey
* Marco Antonio Mazzini
* William McColl
* Anthony McGill
* Ralph McLane
* Jacques Meertens
* Douglas Metcalf
* Paul Meyer
* Sabine Meyer
* Wolfgang Meyer
* Lev Mikhailov
* Pascal Moraguès
* Ricardo Morales
* Ivan Mozgovenko
* Richard Mühlfeld
* Charles Neidich
* Tale Ognenovski
* Sean Osborn
* Andreas Ottensamer
* Ernst Ottensamer
* Karen Palacios
* Edward Palanker
* Antony Pay
* Nicolai Pfeffer
* Thomas Piercy
* Frank Pilato
* George Pieterson
* Viktor Polatschek
* Manfred Preis
* Alfred Prinz
* Simon Reitmaier
* Håkan Rosengren
* Luis Rossi
* Sergei Rozanov
* Hubert Salmhofer
* Louis Sclavis
* Peter Schmidl
* Michael Seaver
* Raphaël Sévère
* David Shifrin
* Mark Simpson
* Vladimir Sokolov
* Nikola Srdić
* Anton Stadler
* Milenko Stefanović
* Karl-Heinz Steffens
* Suzanne Stephens
* Richard Stoltzman
* Peter Sunman
* Jens Thoben
* Frederick Thurston
* Alison Turriff
* Annelien Van Wauwe
* Jean-François Verdier
* Richard Sidney Walthew
* Bernard Walton
* David Weber
* Pamela Weston
* Michael Whight
* Jörg Widmann
* Leopold Wlach
* Harold Wright
* John Bruce Yeh
* Michele Zukovsky

## 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)
* George Cassidy (1936 - 2023)
* 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)