Sol Yaged

Sol Yaged (December 8, 1922 – May 11, 2019)[1] was an American jazz clarinetist who was strongly influenced by Benny Goodman.

Yaged was born in Brooklyn, New York and began playing the clarinet at the age of 12 after hearing Goodman's broadcasts for Nabisco in 1935.

After serving in the Army for three years during World War II, Yaged played clarinet with professional groups continuously for over 70 years, with such musicians as Phil Napoleon, Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen, and Jack Teagarden.

Beginning in the 1960s, he began working primarily as an ensemble leader in New York City.

From 1996–97, he worked under the musical direction of bandleader Jack Vartan at the Stony Hill Inn, Bergen County, New Jersey.