The British multi-instrumentalist Graham Lyons died on September 4th, he was 87. He released a 7” single, Jazz Bassoon, in 1967 and recorded with The Temperance Seven, Phil Seamen, Alan Tew, the New Paul Whiteman Orchestra, and Herman Wilson. He also appeared in classical music.
His creation of a new instrument, the Lyons C Clarinet, grew out of his recognition that students were having trouble with the weight of a B-flat clarinet. His instrument consisted of a lighter material and could be fully utilized by students as young as five.
