martin1351683 + Musician in Frankfort, KY

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ABOUT

I first studied clarinet in 1965. I played in marching and concert bands. I stopped playing in 1972, and I didn't pick it up again until 2015. I'm currently studying advanced theory and music composition, and I am learning to play the keyboard.

Screen name:

martin1351683

Member since:

Mar 09 2019

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

4

Gigs played:

Under 10

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

My greatest clarinet influences are Pete Fountain, Artie Shaw, Anat Cohen, and George Lewis. Other instrumentalists who I greatly admire include Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Harry James, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, BB King, Carlos Santana, Chick Corea

Instrument experience:

Clarinet:

Advanced

Keyboard:

Beginner

EQUIPMENT

I own an Leblanc Opus clarinet and Jupiter clarinet. I use Vandoren M13, and B45, and D'Addario X5 MPs and Rovner Dark ligature and Platinum ligatures, I currently playing on Legere synthetic synthetic reeds and Pilgerstorfer cane reeds. I play (learning to play) a Casio WK-225 keyboard.

MUSIC