Benny Goodman: not just jazz.(Entertainment)

From: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | Date: March 9, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard

So you think Benny Goodman was just a jazzman? Think again.

"He was an amazing influence in many ways on classical music in the 20th century," says Eugene clarinetist Michael Anderson. "A lot of the so-called classical repertoire for the clarinet was influenced by Benny Goodman. He played a lot of classical music, and he commissioned a lot of classical pieces."

Tonight at the Shedd, Anderson - along with pianist...

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