Todd Marcus Quintet at The Camel

The Todd Marcus Quintet, featuring clarinetist Don Byron, start an east coast tour at the Strathmore mansion in Bethesda featuring music from Marcus' album Inheritance - an NPR pick for one of the top 10 albums of 2012.

Special guest clarinetist Don Bryon has been a singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts for over three decades, exploring widely divergent traditions while continually striving for what he calls "a sound above genre." As clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and social critic, he redefines every genre of music he plays, be it classical, salsa, hip-hop, funk, rhythm & blues, klezmer, or any jazz style from swing and bop to cutting-edge downtown improvisation. Byron has a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, and been consistently voted best clarinetist by critics and readers alike in leading international music journals since being named “Jazz Artist of the Year” by Down Beat in 1992....

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The Todd Marcus Quintet, featuring clarinetist Don Byron, start an east coast tour at the Strathmore mansion in Bethesda featuring music from Marcus' album Inheritance - an NPR pick for one of the top 10 albums of 2012.

Special guest clarinetist Don Bryon has been a singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts for over three decades, exploring widely divergent traditions while continually striving for what he calls "a sound above genre." As clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and social critic, he redefines every genre of music he plays, be it classical, salsa, hip-hop, funk, rhythm & blues, klezmer, or any jazz style from swing and bop to cutting-edge downtown improvisation. Byron has a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, and been consistently voted best clarinetist by critics and readers alike in leading international music journals since being named “Jazz Artist of the Year” by Down Beat in 1992.

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