Doreen Ketchins

And just to cut the story short, I was practicing in the practice room, and there was a knock on the door. And I looked at the door. It was in a cubicle, so the doors were glass. This gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous dude was knocking on the door. And I'm like, may I help you? And he said, almost verbatim, I kid you not, he said, you know, you sound really good on that clarinet.

You know, you ought to try playing some jazz. And I was like, okay.

You know, you ought to try playing some jazz. And I was like, okay.

You know, you ought to try playing some jazz. And I was like, okay.

Well, how about just, Mary Had a Little Lamb, and I'll just give you an idea. ¦ Right? So, you know, straight tone, fill the horn up with air and stuff like that. And, you know, when you go high. So, but when I play jazz, you know, I still consider those qualities, you know, the quality of the tone and the quality of the technique and stuff like that. But, you know, guys would do it.

Well, how about just, Mary Had a Little Lamb, and I'll just give you an idea. ¦ Right? So, you know, straight tone, fill the horn up with air and stuff like that. And, you know, when you go high. So, but when I play jazz, you know, I still consider those qualities, you know, the quality of the tone and the quality of the technique and stuff like that. But, you know, guys would do it.

Well, how about just, Mary Had a Little Lamb, and I'll just give you an idea. ¦ Right? So, you know, straight tone, fill the horn up with air and stuff like that. And, you know, when you go high. So, but when I play jazz, you know, I still consider those qualities, you know, the quality of the tone and the quality of the technique and stuff like that. But, you know, guys would do it.

You know what I mean? Stuff like that, which was great in its own respect, you know, but just not, I mean, it's like taboo, you know, for somebody who, you know, played classical clarinet, you know. But, you know, by the grace of God, I figured out a way to combine the two because I wanted to hang with this tuba player, you know, this gorgeous tuba player. So I'd go something like...

You know what I mean? Stuff like that, which was great in its own respect, you know, but just not, I mean, it's like taboo, you know, for somebody who, you know, played classical clarinet, you know. But, you know, by the grace of God, I figured out a way to combine the two because I wanted to hang with this tuba player, you know, this gorgeous tuba player. So I'd go something like...

You know what I mean? Stuff like that, which was great in its own respect, you know, but just not, I mean, it's like taboo, you know, for somebody who, you know, played classical clarinet, you know. But, you know, by the grace of God, I figured out a way to combine the two because I wanted to hang with this tuba player, you know, this gorgeous tuba player. So I'd go something like...

I mean, we'd be in that same fifth grade class where we had the pop quiz, and a second line would pass by. Sometimes they'd let us take a break and watch them through the window, and other times we just had to keep going while a second line passed. And we had a funeral home.

I mean, we'd be in that same fifth grade class where we had the pop quiz, and a second line would pass by. Sometimes they'd let us take a break and watch them through the window, and other times we just had to keep going while a second line passed. And we had a funeral home.

I mean, we'd be in that same fifth grade class where we had the pop quiz, and a second line would pass by. Sometimes they'd let us take a break and watch them through the window, and other times we just had to keep going while a second line passed. And we had a funeral home.

you know in my neighborhood they had like four or five funeral homes so there was always a jazz funeral and I thought we were the only ones in the world that did that up until I became an adult and I started doing master classes and workshops you know around the world and started studying this stuff but you know it's an old African tradition and those Africans were enslaved and

you know in my neighborhood they had like four or five funeral homes so there was always a jazz funeral and I thought we were the only ones in the world that did that up until I became an adult and I started doing master classes and workshops you know around the world and started studying this stuff but you know it's an old African tradition and those Africans were enslaved and

you know in my neighborhood they had like four or five funeral homes so there was always a jazz funeral and I thought we were the only ones in the world that did that up until I became an adult and I started doing master classes and workshops you know around the world and started studying this stuff but you know it's an old African tradition and those Africans were enslaved and

They were spread all over the world. So you can find, you know, the celebration from this life to the other, you know, through some kind of music and song all over the world. You can find it in Japan, Germany, especially South America. You know, I think we do it the best. You know what I mean? We've grown up with being able to express ourselves through music.

They were spread all over the world. So you can find, you know, the celebration from this life to the other, you know, through some kind of music and song all over the world. You can find it in Japan, Germany, especially South America. You know, I think we do it the best. You know what I mean? We've grown up with being able to express ourselves through music.

They were spread all over the world. So you can find, you know, the celebration from this life to the other, you know, through some kind of music and song all over the world. You can find it in Japan, Germany, especially South America. You know, I think we do it the best. You know what I mean? We've grown up with being able to express ourselves through music.

Even if you didn't play an instrument, you could dance. You know, my dad never played an instrument as far as I know, but he was a member of a social aid and pleasure club. And those were the guys that dress up and dance, you know, in front of the band. So when Lawrence and I would come to the living room to learn new songs, my dad knew all the songs. He called the titles to all the songs.