DODDS, JOHN (JOHNNY
). Jazz clarinetist ( in New Orleans, Louisiana; in Chicago, Illinois). He came from a musical family: his father and uncle played violin, other siblings played various instruments, and his brother Warren (Baby
) became a professional musician. Inspired by Sidney Bechet, he began clarinet study when he was seventeen, studying with
Lorenzo Tio, Jr.
, and Charlie McCurdy. He began his professional career with
Edward (Kid
) Ory
(intermittently...