Dave Shepherd

David Joseph Shepherd (7 February 1929 – 15 December 2016) was an English jazz clarinettist and bandleader.
Shepherd was born in Walthamstow, London, England, to Cecilia (nee Sadgrove), a machinist, and Joseph Shepherd, a semi-professional piano player whose other job was working for the local gas company.
He began on piano before switching to clarinet at age 16 in 1945. He studied under a clarinettist from the Hamburg State Opera Orchestra while stationed in Hamburg after World War II.... meer