Dr. Michael White

credit: Derek Bridges/Flickr
credit: Derek Bridges/Flickr

Dr. Michael White
 

 

Dr. Michael White & His Mighty Clarinet  

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credit: Basin Street Records
credit: Basin Street Records
What do you hear when he plays his clarinet?

Can you hear the bayou? The river? The French Quarter? People sitting on their stoops waiting for someone to deliver the news? Penny parties?

That’s not a clarinet in the doctor’s hands; it’s a time machine.

“I listened to Johnny Dodds’ recordings. I listened to Sidney Bechet. I listened to George Lewis. I listened to Edmond Hall. I listened to Omer Simeon, Barney Bigard, and so many others. And you listen to that and you say, ‘Wow, I would like to capture that feeling.'”

And he has. And he’s captured the spirit of a city with his clarinet.

“It seemed to be historic,” White says, “but at the same time — timeless.”

The talented clarinetist has spent a career in the classroom and on the bandstand making sure generations of audiences hear what he hears.

 

 

 

 

Connect with Dr. Michael White

Website | Tour info | iTunes

 

 

 

Lagniappe

 
It turns out Dr. Michael White is a pretty photogenic guy. Check out these photos from Flickr users around the country.
 
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The Sound After The Storm

 
Three years after Katrina, filmmaker Ryan Fenson-Hood documented recovery efforts with a focus on the musical heritage of New Orleans. Here’s a trailer for his film “The Sound After the Storm” which features, among others, Dr. Michael White.

 


 

 

 

 

 
 

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