List of clarinetists

This article lists notable musicians who have played the clarinet.

Classical clarinetists

Jazz and pop clarinetists

Muhal Richard Abrams
George Adams
Pete Allen
Woody Allen
Lloyd Arntzen
Georgie Auld
Nailor Azevedo (also known as Proveta)
Paulo Moura
Buster Bailey (1902–1967)
Craig Ball
Eddie Barefield
Alan Barnes (born 1959)
Emile Barnes
John Barnes
Gary Bartz
Alvin Batiste (1932–2007)
Heinie Beau
Sidney Bechet (1897–1959)
Shloimke (Sam) Beckerman (1883–1974)
Sidney Beckerman (1919–2007)
Han Bennink
Derek Bermel
Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
Acker Bilk (born 1929)
Chris Biscoe
Andy Biskin
Dan Block
Hamiet Bluiett
Anthony Braxton
Peter Brotzmann
Pud Brown
Sandy Brown
Albert Burbank
Don Byron (born 1958)
Ernie Caceres
Happy Caldwell
Harry Carney
Benny Carter
Daniel Carter
James Carter
John Carter
John Casimir (clarinetist)
Evan Christopher
Rod Cless
Tony Coe
Anat Cohen
Randolph Colville
Hank D'Amico
Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
John Dankworth
Joe Darensbourg
Kenny Davern
Nathan Davis (saxophonist) - bass clarinet, multi-instrumentalist
Paul Dean (clarinetist)
Buddy DeFranco
Tobias Delius
Big Eye Louis Nelson Deslile
Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
Klaus Doldinger
Eric Dolphy (1928–1964)
Arne Domnerus
Jimmy Dorsey (1904–1957)
Tommy Douglas (clarinetist)
Paquito D'Rivera
Gerd Dudek
Paul Dunmall
Kai Fagaschinski
Wally Fawkes
Irving Fazola
Buddy Featherstonhaugh
Giora Feidman
Pete Fountain
Bud Freeman
Chico Freeman
Victor Goines
Jimmy Giuffre
/ German Goldenshtayn (Klezmer)
Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
Edmond Hall (1901–1967)
Jimmy Hamilton
Alfred Harth
Bob Helm
Woody Herman
Peanuts Hucko
Dink Johnson (1892–1954)
Theo Jörgensmann (born 1948)
David Krakauer
Mustafa Kandirali (born 1930)
John LaPorta
Prince Lasha
Margot Leverett
Walt Levinsky (1929–1999)
George Lewis (1900–1969)
Ted Lewis (1891–1971)
Matt Lavelle (bass clarinet)
Joe Maneri
Joe Marsala
Stan McDonald
Hal McKusick
Mezz Mezzrow
Jean-Christian Michel
Marcus Miller (born 1959)
Gabriele Mirabassi
Gussie Mueller
David Murray
Don Murray (1904–1929)
Phil Nimmons
Jimmy Noone (1895–1944)
Alcide Nunez (1884–1934)
Sean O'Boyle (composer) (born 1963)
Tale Ognenovski
Ken Peplowski
Sid Phillips (1907–1973)
Michel Portal (born 1935)
Perry Robinson
Ned Rothenberg
Harold Rubin (born 1932)
Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
Dan St. Marseille (born 1962)
Louis Sclavis
Tony Scott (1921–2007)
Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
Harry Shields (1899–1971)
Larry Shields (1893–1953)
Omer Simeon (1902–1959)
Bill Smith
Chris Speed
S. Frederick Starr (born 1940)
Milenko Stefanović (born 1930)
Richard Stoltzman
Wilber Sweatman (1882–1961)
Antti Sarpila
Monty Sunshine (born 1928)
Dave Tarras (1897–1989)
Ken Vandermark
Oliver Weindling (born 1955)
Michael White
Hans Olof (Putte) Wickman
Bob Wilber
Lester Young
Evan Ziporyn
Kyuhyun (born 1988)
Shankar Tucker

Clarinet

Clarinet family	Piccolo clarinet · E♭ clarinet · Soprano clarinet · Saxonette · Quarter tone clarinet · Basset clarinet · Clarinette d'amour · Basset horn · Alto clarinet · Bass clarinet · Contrabass clarinets

Fingering systems	Albert · Boehm · Mazzeo · Müller · Öhler

Clarinetists	Heinrich Baermann · Acker Bilk · Walter Boeykens · Jack Brymer · James Campbell · Eddie Daniels · Buddy DeFranco · Eric Dolphy · Stanley Drucker · Pete Fountain · Martin Fröst · Benny Goodman · Woody Herman · Thea King · Henry Lazarus · Karl Leister · Sabine Meyer · Pee Wee Russell · Artie Shaw · David Shifrin · Anton Stadler · Milenko Stefanović · Richard Stoltzman

Clarinet makers	List of clarinet makers · Amati-Denak · E. K. Blessing · Buffet Crampon · Johann Christoph Denner · Benedikt Eppelsheim · Stephen Fox · Heinrich Grenser · Howarth of London · Jupiter Band Instruments · Leblanc · Iwan Müller · Adolphe Sax · Selmer · Yamaha Corporation

Related	Clarinet choir · Clarinet concerto · Clarinet sonata · Clarinet-violin-piano trio