Can a New Orleans clarinet virtuoso transform a character actor into a romantic lead? That's the daunting task faced by Stephanie Thompson when she performs Stephen Dankner's "Concerto for E flat ...

An all-clarinet album is a rare thing in jazz these days. The B-flat clarinet has an old-fashioned sound, ubiquitous in the early days of jazz, but gradually replaced by the bigger, deeper, and often ...