One musician who has come up as an influence for many is jazz bass clarinetist ... ‘That was Eric Dolphy’s rendition of God Bless The Child,’ and I was like, ‘God Bless The Child’?!

Eric Allan Dolphy was a jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. Dolphy was one of several groundbreaking jazz alto players to rise to prominence in the 1960s. He was also the ...