clarinetist
08.12.1922 - 11.05.2019
Sol Yaged was an American jazz clarinetist who was strongly influenced by Benny Goodman. Yaged was born in Brooklyn, New York and began playing the clarinet at the age of 12. He studied under a clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic but turned down a classical career to play jazz in New York City nightclubs, such as Jimmy Ryan's and the Swing Club.
After serving in the Army for three years during World War II, Yaged played clarinet with professional groups continuously for over 70 years, with such musicians as Phil Napoleon, Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen, and Jack Teagarden. Beginning in the 1960s, he began working primarily as an ensemble leader in New York City. In the 1990s he worked in Felix Endico's swing band.
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