Tanya Mosley

Please tell the story of how the clarinet became your instrument, because it's an infamous story that you tell, that you started playing to get out of a pop quiz in elementary school.

Please tell the story of how the clarinet became your instrument, because it's an infamous story that you tell, that you started playing to get out of a pop quiz in elementary school.

Please tell the story of how the clarinet became your instrument, because it's an infamous story that you tell, that you started playing to get out of a pop quiz in elementary school.

Right, right.

Right, right.

Right, right.

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, my guest is clarinetist and vocalist Doreen Ketchins. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air. You're classically trained. When did jazz become your genre?

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, my guest is clarinetist and vocalist Doreen Ketchins. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air. You're classically trained. When did jazz become your genre?

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, my guest is clarinetist and vocalist Doreen Ketchins. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air. You're classically trained. When did jazz become your genre?

And for those who don't know, I mean, he's a legend, but he was an acclaimed pianist and educator and his sons, of course, were. are legends in jazz, too.

And for those who don't know, I mean, he's a legend, but he was an acclaimed pianist and educator and his sons, of course, were. are legends in jazz, too.

And for those who don't know, I mean, he's a legend, but he was an acclaimed pianist and educator and his sons, of course, were. are legends in jazz, too.

So that's how I started playing the jazz. Is it possible for you to play us something to give us an example of the difference between the classical clarinet that you were really into before Lawrence and then what you ultimately came to do?

So that's how I started playing the jazz. Is it possible for you to play us something to give us an example of the difference between the classical clarinet that you were really into before Lawrence and then what you ultimately came to do?

So that's how I started playing the jazz. Is it possible for you to play us something to give us an example of the difference between the classical clarinet that you were really into before Lawrence and then what you ultimately came to do?

So, you know. There's this tradition in New Orleans that's associated with the celebration of the dead or recently departed. I mean, really, Mardi Gras is the ultimate celebration of death and renewal. And you grew up seeing these second-line parades happen and watching... other loved ones and music being such a part of that grieving process.

So, you know. There's this tradition in New Orleans that's associated with the celebration of the dead or recently departed. I mean, really, Mardi Gras is the ultimate celebration of death and renewal. And you grew up seeing these second-line parades happen and watching... other loved ones and music being such a part of that grieving process.

So, you know. There's this tradition in New Orleans that's associated with the celebration of the dead or recently departed. I mean, really, Mardi Gras is the ultimate celebration of death and renewal. And you grew up seeing these second-line parades happen and watching... other loved ones and music being such a part of that grieving process.

And I'm just thinking about that when I'm thinking about Lawrence and his legacy.

And I'm just thinking about that when I'm thinking about Lawrence and his legacy.