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  • Like Ravi Coltrane, Mr. Marsalis could have had a considerable career just coasting on his family name, but he's steadily fashioned himself into one of the most imposing reedmen of our time.

    Masters and Young Bloods Will Friedwald 2010

  • I liked jazz, tried my hand at clarinet, and spent time in the clubs that featured the likes of reedmen George Lewis and Willie Humphrey.

    American Sketches Walter Isaacson 2009

  • Marty Ehrlich is one of the most creative and technically accomplished reedmen in jazz today.

    A Sideman Takes Charge And Sways in Perfect Sync 2005

  • While there are guest soloists, in particular reedmen Gary Meek and Eric Marienthal who both deliver tasteful work, this is really

    unknown title 2009

  • She adds a few like-minded Angelenos (reedmen Anthony Shadduck) for her Grapevine Septet on Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Jeremy Drake opens.

    LA Weekly | Complete Issue 2009

  • Scaggs was ably abetted by the tasteful reedmen Bob Sheppard and Paul McCandless, each of whom moved fluidly between instruments, most notably on a subtly abstracted version of "Save Your Love for Me."

    Variety.com 2008

  • Pianist Jim McNeely, drummer Adam Nussbaum and contabassist Eddie Gomez, side one's rhythm team, back the reedmen on Coltrane's "Love," "Crescent" and "Untitled Original," which is especially recommended ..

    AvaxHome RSS: Alexix 2008

  • It also captures the great Marsalis bands of the era, featuring reedmen like Wess Anderson, Todd Williams and Victor Goines; trombonist Wycliffe Gordon; Marcus Roberts or Eric Reed on piano; Reginald Veal or Ben Wolfe on bass; Herlin Riley on drums.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • It also captures the great Marsalis bands of the era, featuring reedmen like Wess Anderson, Todd Williams and Victor Goines; trombonist Wycliffe Gordon; Marcus Roberts or Eric Reed on piano; Reginald Veal or Ben Wolfe on bass; Herlin Riley on drums.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

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