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Pat LaBarbera

パット・ラバーベラ　/　ぱっと・らばーべら

American clarinetist

April 7, 1944 (age 82)　・　Mount Morris, New York, United States

New York
clarinetist
jazz musician
saxophonist

My Take

Pat LaBarbera is the kind of name jazz heads light up over while the wider public shrugs, and that is exactly why I find him compelling. Surviving as a featured soloist in Buddy Rich's bands from 1967 to 1973 is a credential earned under fire, not handed out. What moves me more is the second act: moving to Toronto in 1974 and teaching at Humber College, passing the craft forward instead of chasing the spotlight. A Berklee-trained reedman who spent half a century serving the music and the next generation feels, to me, like the quiet backbone every great scene actually runs on.

Overview

Pat (Pascel Emmanuel) LaBarbera (born April 7, 1944) is an American-born Canadian jazz tenor, alto and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist born in Mt. Morris, New York, most notable for his work as a soloist in Buddy Rich bands from 1967 to 1973. He moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1974, and is a member of the faculty at Humber College.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Pat LaBarbera
Name (Japanese): パット・ラバーベラ
Reading: ぱっと・らばーべら
Born: April 7, 1944 (age 82)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Monkey
Origin: Mount Morris, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: clarinetist / jazz musician / saxophonist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Berklee College of Music

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%99%E3%83%A9

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