Bennie Maupin discusses his love affair with the bass clarinet. This story is part of our spotlight this month on musicians who play instruments tuned in the lower frequencies. This month we're ...

Since the end of the big band era, the clarinet has taken a backseat to its sexier woodwind cousin, the saxophone. But in the Bay Area, thanks to a fertile environment of classically trained ...

Just a few months ago, patrons of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra heard a concerto for saxophone and orchestra, which is a fairly uncommon pairing. This time around, they will experience something ...

These days, every producer has access to music-making tools of such high quality and versatility that creating a decent-sounding bass might seem like the easiest thing in the world; but the problem, ...

Justice´s throbbing bass is one of the duo´s signature sounds - it can be heard throughout their debut album ‘Cross´. We´re going to show you how to create something similar on your Mac or PC, and ...

Marcus Miller’s first instrument, the clarinet, wasn’t the happening thing in the New York neighborhood where he was raised. Nonetheless, he loved the instrument; the bass clarinet, in fact, makes ...

Learn how the clarinet makes sound and explore its role in the woodwind family. In a hands-on music lesson, Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, ...

Marcus gets a clean, unfettered sound from both his band and his instrument on his new album. Trio+ is crisp, tight and varied — with more good melodies than we can dip into. This is FRESH AIR. The ...

Subwoofers are a type of speaker that boost the lowest frequencies in whatever audio you're listening to. These low frequencies usually include bass guitars, pipe organs, deep voices, kick drums, and ...