I had a friend who was a clarinetist, she played a clarinet in a orchestra.  Do you play or have friends that do?
I have one friend that plays the clarinet its a beautiful instrument with its single reed. 
It is, I am a bit into jazz and Ben Goodman was a clarinetist as well.  He was called the "King of Swing" back in the 30s.
Thats an awesome title do you happen to know how many finger holes it has?
Clarinet
The clarinet is a family of woodwind instruments. It has a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight, cylindrical tube with an almost cylindrical bore, and a flared bell. A person who plays a clarinet is called a "clarinetist" (sometimes spelled "clarinettist").
While the similarity in sound between the earliest clarinets and the trumpet may hold a clue to its name, other factors may have been involved. During the Late Baroque era, composers such as Bach and Handel were making new demands on
was first musically inspired by clarinetist Benny Goodman at age six or seven, and was also inspired by Charlie Parker. "One of the first records that I really liked was "Charlie Parker with Strings", the way he soared over the orchestra..." Ranier took up piano at age ten, studying the classical repertoire, and added clarinet at 12. He has said he did not pursue a concert piano career because, "After hearing Benny, I always wanted to play jazz."
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