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Larry Combs was born on 31 December, 1939 in South Charleston, West Virginia, is a Larry Combs is clarinetist and educator clarinetist and educator. Discover Larry Combs's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Occupation Musician
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 31 December, 1939
Birthday 31 December
Birthplace South Charleston, West Virginia
Nationality United States

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1939

Larry Combs (born December 31, 1939) is an American clarinetist and educator.

Combs was born in South Charleston, West Virginia.

1961

He received a bachelor of music degree with distinction as well as the Performer's Certificate in 1961 from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Stanley Hasty.

1962

He later studied with Leon Russianoff in New York from 1962-1965.

1974

Combs played clarinet with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Santa Fe Opera before joining the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1974.

1978

He was appointed principal clarinet of the CSO by Sir Georg Solti in 1978.

He has appeared as a soloist with the orchestra on many occasions.

1986

He is also a founding member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians in 1986.

He has performed the Brahms Clarinet Trio with Daniel Barenboim and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and has appeared at the Ravinia Festival with its music director, Christoph Eschenbach.

Other appearances have been with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Smithsonian Chamber Players.

+ He is also a founding member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians.

Combs is also a jazz aficionado.

1999

His Combs-Novak Sextet is one of the headliners at the 1999 Chicago Jazz Festival; he cut an album with jazz clarinetist Eddie Daniels, called "Crossing the Line"; and the Chicago Reader's Ted Shen wrote that he is "a Benny Goodman-like chameleon who can execute breathtaking arabesques and add a touch of eloquence to the plainest phrase."

He was a clinician for the G. Leblanc Company, which made the Opus II clarinets he helped to design, and the Larry Combs models of clarinet mouthpieces.

Combs is married to Gail Williams, a horn professor at Northwestern University and retired associate principal horn of the Chicago Symphony.

Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

2007

He retired from the CSO following the 2007–2008 season to spend more time teaching clarinet students at DePaul University.

2018

He retired from DePaul in 2018.