Michael Lowenstern is widely recognized as one of the most innovative bass clarinetists in the world, and has performed, recorded, and toured as a soloist and with ensembles of every variety.

Lowenstern’s performance career has been eclectic; he was clarinetist with the Grammy award-winning Klezmatics, while at the same time Bass Clarinetist with the Grammy award-winning New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. He also performed and recorded regularly as a member of the

Steve Reich Ensemble, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, John Zorn, Bang on a Can All-Stars, and Minneapolis-based Zeitgeist. In addition to his own large catalog of bass clarinet solo works, he has had over 150 pieces of work written for or dedicated to him, and has appeared on over sixty recordings, three of which have won Grammy awards. Lowenstern has also released eight solo albums…none of which won Grammy awards. There’s still time. Read more...