[Dixielandjazz] Clarinetist

[J. D. Bryce]

Mate Bekavac, the clarinetist on the video, appears to be a klezmer
musician.  He has excellent technique, but is definitely not a classical
clarinetist.  It is a very interesting video.  I've never heard the Carmen
Fantasy played on clarinet.  It's almost always done on violin, as Sarasate
was a 19th Century violin virtuoso, and noted composer of violin pieces.

Bekavac's clarinet doesn't appear to be a boehm horn.  Some of the
fingerings he used on the video looked most unusual. I plan to get more
information on him and I thank Steve for posting the video's address.

I had thought of trying the Carmen Fantasy on C melody sax, adapting the
violin part for the range of the horn.

J. D. Bryce


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen G Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "Jack Bryce" <brycejo at comcast.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:17 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Clarinetist


> >
>
> Below is a classical clarinet clip (Carmen) but clarinet players might
> want to check this guy out. <grin>
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrS-CanzAtU
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
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