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Don Byron

Clarinet and saxophone player Don Byron is known for casting off the constraints of genres and subcategories and for venturing wherever he sees fit. Born in New York City -- specifically the Bronx -- on November 8, 1958, Byron developed an appreciation for the klezmer music he heard in his predominantly Jewish neighborhood. He dedicated himself to music early on, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. He came back to New York and made his way into the avant-garde jazz scene in the 1980s before debuting as a leader in 1992 with Tuskegee Experiments, which featured g...