Originally published in The Clarinet 44/4 (September 2017). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members. by William Powell One of the most brilliant, original and fascinating artists that I have had the good fortune to meet was the composer Ed Bland (1926-2013). Edward Osmund Bland was born on July 25, 1926 in Chicago’s South Side neighborhood. He started his musical career as a jazz clarinetist in Chicago in the 1930s, and he has said that he was “quite satisfied with the adventure of being a jazz man” until his career as a jazz musician was brought to an abrupt halt upon hearingRead More →