This is FRESH AIR. In modern jazz and improvised music, there are many single-instrument choirs, such as saxophone quartets and brass ensembles. Also, bands have clarinets. Germany's The Clarinet Trio ...

Think clarinet and what comes to mind? Licorice stick? Marching-band music? Benny Goodman? Sure, all those things, and probably a lot more to the many who suffered through clarinet lessons at age 10 ...

In a musical era dominated by amplified instruments and electronic gear, it’s highly unlikely the clarinet will ever regain popularity close to the prominence it once enjoyed in American pop and jazz ...

When 18-year-old clarinetist Martin Kocev steps on the stage to solo with the Lansing Concert Band on Sunday, he’ll be a long way from home. Although he actually lives at the Interlochen Arts Academy, ...