Nice!

Fantastic!!! I had the great fortune of meeting briefly Mr Feldman while he was on tour with Linda Ronstadt around 2006? It was the Chicago Theater and my ex-wife was friends with the many of the musicians and we got to go backstage. Aaron Neville was on the tour and as Aaron walked by a little grouping of Alan Schwartzberg and Lawrence, Lawrence said to Aaron, "We're going to arm wrestle later"....A superb saxophonist and one of the funniest cats I've met! Great video!!!

Picture at 0:22 (intro) is Mr. Berger performing at Nature's Table in Urbana, Illinois around 1983 or so.

Thank you for a very fine interview. Such a nice guy. I never heard about him before so I’m so happy for this. Lovely sound in his clarinet. I know more about Buddy though and that he played a few times with our own swedish jazz legend Putte Wickman. For me he’s one of the absolut best. Now when I heard Ron it emediately reminded me of Puttes playing. I don’t know if there ever met. Or heard each other. Another jazz clarinetist that I know Putte held very high was Tony Scott. I can hear that when I listen to Putte. Now about doubling: I play classical clarinet myself both modern and historical - I have actually played with Charles Neidich manny years ago in Oslo - Norway. We played historical instruments in that project and he was also soloist in the Mozart concerto. Back to doubling: I had a job long for a few years in a wind band and I also had to play the alto saxophone there in a small big band. I could never find our a good balance between the clarinet and the saxophone- it felt as if the sax destroyed my clarinet playing so it ended up with we leaving. How does the best doubblers cope with so manny different styles and emboushyres?? Thanks Joachim/ in Sweden

Virtuoso on clarinet YES !!! Saxophone? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

What a great interview. And thanks for ending with Karg-Elert Chaconne. What a performance!

Another great interview! Can't wait to hear Part 2.

What an interview. So much wisdom. Looking forward to the second half.

What a beautiful video!!!! Thank you!

I always liked your dad Jon.. he gave me the first ride on a motorcycle through your neighborhood... I think you were seated on the back, and i was seated on the gas tank.. A big old white Harley Davidson... Your playing of the saxophone at the age of 11 inspired me to learn.. while I didnt last very long on the clarinet, i still play piano and bass today..

I respect and love many great players, whatever one wants to call their area/areas of sound making, and I have many Sonic Gods from different arenas. I am not into genres either. I don't believe in the greatest of anything, it is a fallacy as no one has heard all the players of any particular instrument and what do they mean by saying that, it is a very subjective concept. I love Eric Dolphy, James Galway, Severino Gazzelloni, Linda Vogt, Vivian Guzman, James Moody, Watazumi Doso Roshi, Katsuya Yokoyama, and many others, each gives me something the other can't provide me. For me, no food or thing is so good that you can live on that alone/solely. I love and need the musical nourishment of many players as we require a diverse food diet, I require a diverse sonic diet. I love the music of Eddie Daniels the clarinetist.

Fabulous!

Bravo....absolutely Fabulous!!! I am not a clarinet player but I definitely know that Marcellus sound! Truly inspiring.

My god, in the last half century, he and Kenny Davern have reigned supreme...(RIP Kenny). I miss Peps from many gigs back in NJ in the 90s, but also caught him in Oregon and California a couple times now that I live on the West Coast. I wish he would tour more in NorCal...damn I miss seeing him live.

Very nicely done and an important documentary. One correction should be noted: The 1947 Buffet catalogue has the top of the line listed as R13! Which replaced the Modelle 13. Later R13's did have the differences Mr. Hirakata noted. Therefore both clarinets were indeed different version of the R13. I personally had one from two years later SN: 102418 which was picked for me by Kieth Stein (formerly Chicago Symphony) who seemed to have a special relationship with the importer Carl Fischer. It was the 4-5 of each 100 R13s that Mr. Stein was on the lookout for. These were the master instruments. I studied later with Mr. Stein (1973?) and during a lesson there was a knock on his door and a UPS driver exchanged a package for a signature. "Look at this." Kieth Stein said as he opened the box to examine his own Buffet R13. "This is my A clarinet and it came all the way back from Japan. Yamaha had borrowed it to learn how to make better clarinets!"

Great interview! I took Jim’s sight reading class at new school in 2012 and learned a lot!

Another fascinating interview. Thanks as always.

man how does a meyer go from $30 to $2000, the world blows haha

Another great interview. Thanks for posting.

For decades the jackets have been my favourite band. After this convo I think I know why - all the past and present members of this band have been improvisers - when they get together they bring their individual ideas, tastes and countless hours of playing and learning into the discipline of a mutual love of the music and respect for each other, where instead of playing perfectly by rote, they combine their abilities and ideas into a harmonious work of mutual improvisation. I think this is a perfect analog for what America has modelled and gifted the world. (seems to me this is also how the best sports teams function)

Is that scotch tape wrapped around the mouthpiece tenon?

I know all too well how critical a clarinet mouthpiece is to your sound. I see Mr. Marcellus struggled with the same issue.

Great player.😊

What's your gear, please ? High step baffle or roll-over ?

Always love watching these🙌🏾

Thanks for another great interview.

Greg is THE man!

I love Ken's playing. I saw him once live at a tiny club in Delaware. Wow! I have a lot of his albums.

Great interview! So much GOOD stuff Here :) Thanks Ed

Great interview, thank you both so much!

49:36 Love for music. Very inspiring. Another amazing interview. Thank you.

How blessed you were to have been able to study with him, and to become close friends. Thanks so much for this lovely deep dive into his instruments and his remarkable legacy. He set a standard to which any of us who have ever picked up a clarinet can aspire to for a lifetime.

Kenny is NYC royalty! Thanks for a great interview, Ed!

I'm finding this a terrific interview. Thanx.

Amazing really over the top Uber talented

I just wanna know how they built the train

Thanks for another great interview. Hello Boyga!

Awesome. Thank you

Fantastic video. There is so much to learn from you both about woodwinds in particular and the great music professionals. God bless you both. He has certainly given you great gifts. Bill. Uk 🎷🎷🎷

Great to learn more about your history, Kenny! Excellent interview!

A very interesting interview. Being a West Coaster, I was not aware of Mr. Berger’s output. It was great to learn here about his amazing, multifaceted career. Thanks!

Another home run interview. Thanks gents!

What a nice interview! Excellent, thanks for sharing 🥰

So good to hear you Kenny, great interview . You are a fine wine.

Great interview. Thanks for posting. Always excited when I see a new interview.

Charles McPherson is always so interesting to listen to. Lots of gems

When I first heard "Silver Lining" by Chuck Loeb I thought "wow... who is this sax player?".... turned out it was David Mann. I didn't know him back then, but since then, I'm always on the lookout for music where he plays. Great solo !

Fantastic video need to see this several times Much to learn. I have of course got Mr Marcellus’s great Mozart concerto recording. God bless you. Bill. Uk 🎶🇺🇸🇬🇧

Appreciated this interesting vide

Thank you, Mr. Joffe! You present great musicians on your channel and that’s wonderful! Could I contact you by email?