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May 30th, 1909 was the day that one of the world’s greatest jazz clarinetist/composer was born. Benjamin (Benny) David Goodman was born in Chicago, Illinois to a large poor family made up of immigrants, and as a result experienced very difficult times while growing up (Swingak). Benny received his first instrumental lessons when he was ten years old as a result of the encouragement of his father. Goodman was a natural. Learning to play the clarinet at the Kehelah Jacob Synagogue and later on at the Hull House, Benny was taught to play by James Sylvester and later on by Franz Schoepp, who was known for his own training in the classics.
Before Benny was a teenager, he had already made his professional debut playing his instrument. ... Once he entered high school, Goodman joined the so-called Austin High School Gang, which patterned their music after the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Benny was still learning everything, and was still able to be influenced. ... Because Benny was so good, he was able to become a member of the American Federation of Musicians when he was only fourteen years old.
In the same year that he became a member of the American Federation of Musicians, Benny Goodman met Bix Beiderbecke on a summer lake trip. “Beiderbecke’s influence may be heard in Goodman’s on-the-beat attacks, careful choice of notes, and across-the-bar phrasing on his recordings in 1928 of A Jazz Holiday and Blue” (PBS). Putting aside his schooling, Goodman became a leading musician who worked on countless engagements with many bands by the time he was in his mid-teens.
Approximate Word count = 1358
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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