Brief dossiers on some notable woodwind doublers. Want to nominate someone? Email me
| Name | Bio | Instruments | Career | Web |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent “Jimmy” Abato | 1919-2008 | Clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophones | Orchestral player, big band saxophonist, professor at Juilliard | Vincent Abato on Morsax.com (Thanks to Adam Michlin) Vincent Abato on the Joe Allard Project |
| Joseph Allard | 1910-1991 | Clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophones | Orchestral and radio player, professor at Juilliard and the New England Conservatory | The Joe Allard Project |
| Sidney Bechet | 1897-1959 | Best known for soprano saxophone and clarinet; also tenor and bass saxophones and sarrusophone | Jazz artist | The Sidney Bechet Society |
| Gene Cipriano | 1930(?)- | Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, double reeds | Legendary Los Angeles studio player | GeneCipriano.com |
| Buddy Collette | 1921-2010 | Flute, clarinet, saxophones | Jazz artist and pedagogue | BuddyCollette.com |
| Eddie Daniels | 1941- | Best known for clarinet; also tenor saxophone | Jazz and classical artist | EddieDanielsClarinet.com |
| Johann Christoph Denner | 1655-1707 | Flute, oboe, clarinet, recorder | Performer and instrument maker. Considered by many to be the inventor of the clarinet. | Johann Christoph Denner on Wikipedia |
| François Devienne | 1759-1803 | Flute, bassoon | Performer, composer and pedagogue. Flute professor at the Paris Conservatory; bassoonist in the Paris Opera. | François Devienne on Wikipedia |
| Eric Dolphy | 1928-1964 | Best known for flute, bass clarinet, and alto saxophone | Avant-garde jazz artist | Introduction to Eric Dolphy discography |
| Pedro Eustache | 1959- | Flutes, bass clarinet, saxophones, ethnic instruments, unique custom-made and self-made instruments | Studio player, touring musician with Don Henley, Yanni, and more | PedroFlute.com |
| Gary Foster | 1936- | Flutes, clarinets, saxophones | Prolific Los Angeles studio player, jazz artist | Gary Foster on Verve Records |
| Al Gallodoro | 1913-2008 | Clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone | Jazz artist, vaudeville and radio musician, studio player, orchestral musician. Well-known pedagogue. | AlGallodoro.com |
| Terry Harrington | ?- | Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, oboe | Prolific Los Angeles studio player | Terry Harrington interview from player magazine |
| Dan Higgins (Thanks to Ron Nelson) | ?- | Saxophones, clarinets, flutes, double reeds, EWI | Prolific Los Angeles studio player, jazz artist | DanHiggins.net |
| Paul Horn | 1930- | Flutes, clarinet, saxophones, ethnic instruments | Jazz and world music artist | PaulHornMusic.com |
| Jacques-Martin Hotteterre | 1674-1763 | Flute, oboe, bassoon, musette | Recitalist, author, and instrument maker | Jacques-Martin Hotteterre on Wikipedia |
| Rahsaan Roland Kirk | 1936-1977 | Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, manzello, stritch, English horn, harmonica, nose flute, trumpet… | Avant-garde jazz artist. Noted for his ability to play several instruments at once. | The Rahsaan Roland Kirk website |
| Yusef Lateef | 1920- | Flute, oboe, tenor saxophone, ethnic instruments | Jazz artist, pedagogue | YusefLateef.com |
| Paul McCandless | 1947- | Oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano and sopranino saxophones, pennywhistles… | Jazz artist; founding member of group Oregon; guest musician with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, The String Cheese Incident, and more. | PaulMcCandless.com |
| Bob Mintzer | 1953- | Soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, EWI | Jazz artist; member of the Yellowjackets; leader of the Bob Mintzer Big Band | BobMinzter.com |
| Johann Joachim Quantz | 1697-1773 | Flute, oboe | Late baroque/early classical orchestral musician, recitalist, and author | Johann Joachim Quantz on FluteHistory.com |
| Nelson Rangell | ?- | Flute and piccolo, saxophones | Jazz/pop artist | NelsonRangell.com |
| Jerome Richardson | 1920-2000 | Flute and piccolo, clarinet, saxophones | Jazz artist, studio player | Interview by Tim Price |
| Tom Scott | 1948- | Best known as a saxophonist; also flutes, clarinets, double reeds, and EWI. | Prolific studio player, jazz and pop artist | TomScottMusic.com |
| Chris Vadala | ?- | Flutes, clarinets, saxophones | Studio player, jazz artist. Author of woodwind doubling column for Saxophone Journal, and the book Improve Your Doubling. Professor at University of Maryland. | ChrisVadala.com |