Thursday, May 23, happens to be the 114th birthday anniversary of famous jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw. What better way to celebrate a larger-than-life American musician than to play his exhilarating ...

Clarinetist, composer and bandleader Artie Shaw was a true American original. He was as big as Benny Goodman in his day. But he was a reluctant celebrity, constantly dodging in and out of the ...

When Artie Shaw put down his clarinet in the mid-’50s, saying he would play no more, most of his fans viewed the announcement with some skepticism. After all, the much admired clarinetist-bandleader ...

Artie Shaw died December 30th at the age of 94. It seems almost befitting that Shaw, the musician that despised fame, would pass on after all the magazines and newspapers went to press with their year ...

Sixty-five years or so ago, the biggest star in Hollywood, as well as the biggest stud, was a clarinetist whose combination of good looks, extraordinary musical talent, and great intelligence made him ...

The terms "brilliant" and "perfectionist" aptly describe Artie Shaw. In addition to his renown as a musician, Shaw was also: author of his autobiography, novels and short stories; advanced ...

The terms "brilliant" and "perfectionist" aptly describe Artie Shaw. In addition to his renown as a musician, Shaw was also: author of his autobiography, novels and short stories; an advanced ...