Fred Jacobowitz – Past Concerts

Fred Jacobowitz received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in clarinet performance from the Julliard School, where he studied with the late Leon Russianoff. He made his New York Debut at Carnegie Recital Hall (now Weill Hall) as winner of the Artists International competition. He was a featured soloist on radio stations WBAI and WQXR in New York City, with the Goldman Band, and in recital throughout the Metropolitan New York area. As a chamber musician, he has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival and played in the Verrazano Winds Woodwind Quintet in Brooklyn, New York. Fred was Principal Clarinetist in the Annapolis (Maryland) Symphony Orchestra from 1989-2002. He is equally at home in the worlds of Classical, Jazz, and Folk; he performs, and has recorded with, his Kol Haruach Klezmer Band and his duo, Ebony and Ivory. He has performed as recitalist and soloist throughout the US and Canada and in Panama. Fred now resides in Raleigh, NC, where he teaches and freelances, and he can often be heard playing concerts with his wife, North Carolina Symphony Principal Cellist Bonnie Thron.