when she makes the clarinet growl like that it's just sooooo freaking good

Singing with all the soul while casually checking her phone

Old man on the tuba is blowing his lungs out for 8 minutes straight! Bloody well done, everyone in the band are awesome!

The whole band just looks like they're dragging through a typical Tuesday afternoon, but honestly... they all sound absolutely amazing!!! Don't underestimate the complexity and importance of that drummer laying down that beat in the back while yawning and bird watching lol they all KILLED THIS!!!

I've heard several renditions of this song but now I feel like I finally know what it's supposed to sound like.

From the internet: Although now known for playing jazz, Doreen trained as a classical clarinetist. She started improvising and busking with her husband Lawrence in 1987. He now plays sousaphone with her on Royal Street, along with daughter, Dorian, on drums.

I just realized that she's having a chat with her daughter and the daughter doesn't even miss a beat as the saying goes like mother like daughter. A true gem

Lawrence (the tuba player) always definitely goes underrated. Dude has a mind-blowing ear for bass lines!

I played clarinet for a long time and I NEVER heard someone growl one and make it sound good. Absolutely fantastic, I would pay top dollar to see her perform.

This is so dirty it gives me chills. I can’t get enough of her playing. She’s a musical treasure that deserves to play at Carnegie.

Something so badass about her just casually checking her phone while singing at a soundtrack quality level. Bravo to the band too, straight fire comin out the horns with the drummer lifting them like an Ancient Greek column

Hold on at 4:53 she starts talking to her mother and still keeps the beat..... Holy Jesus Tap-dancing Christ the drummer is insane... 😳😱

I didn't even know the Clarinet could make those range of sounds. Impressive!!

legend says that drummer is still keeping that groove today

I had the absolutely privilege of stumbling across Doreen and her band yesterday while walking through New Orleans. I felt like I was committing a crime by not paying to hear her live, she was just incredible

The drummer is the right amount of unbothered considering it's her mom she was literally born into this greatness

As a clarinet player, I stand humbled and in absolute Awe in front of her performance. She puts her whole soul into it. Bravo! All my respect for her and the band.

She doesn't even have to think about what she's playing, and I also bet she's never played that song the same way twice. Great musicians never do. She is a true gem.

Fuck this, I've been actively playing the clarinet for over 16 years now and I couldn't even dream of ever coming clise to this perfection. The trills the growls, the glissando! I'll be lucky if I can hit those high notes halfway clear

How can a clarinet transport me into a different time period. I can FEEL the emotions in every note she plays. One of the most incredible and talented musicians. I had no clue clarinet could growl before I heard her!

Imagine playing the clarinet like that and then having to go straight into a vocal, my god this is insane, makes you wonder about the music industry that far less talented have made so much more than these exceptionally talented individuals.

That tuba player has such personality, and you can tell it just from how he plays and holds himself - I want to be like him when I get into my later years

I've never heard clarinet growl before, that is absolutely insane. She's just Incredible!

Had the pleasure of performing with Doreen In the Ole Miss Wind Ensemble last year. She is just an all around FANTASTIC musician. Love this!

These are the best performed clarinet parts I think I've ever heard. This entire band is absolutely phenomenal.

I'm just discovering her today, August 26, 2021. I'm so excited about finding her other performances on YT. UNBELIEVABLY FANTASTIC!

The most amazing rendition of House of the Rising Sun I’ve ever seen.

Props to the drummer. Playing that low is not easy :)

goosebumps straight from the beginning, that clarinet is like heaven for her

First saw Doreen in 1996 and have had the good fortune of seeing her and the band on several occasions since. She is the spirit of NOLA.

I just don’t want it to end. They’re all so good, and Doreen herself is an absolute gem. I could listen to this for hours.

I don't know the first thing about winds or brass, but that vibrato at 4:09 gave me goosebumps. I was bopping my head the whole time afterwards.

Her clarinet is obviously amazing, it’s beyond amazing actually, but can we also appreciate her vocals too?? She sounds amazing! She does so well with the both of them, I’d love to watch her perform in person!

The drummer holding it down though. She may look bored, but she is deep in that groove.

So very good! I'd like to point out the drummer. She is vibin' hard - right around 3:12 she starts dropping a little quiet science, and she really picks it up to carry DK out. I envy the dude in the plaid shirt, getting to chill to this live.

That whole thing was tasty. She was absolutely shredding that clarinet. There is nothing better than watching phenomenal artists make phenomenal art.

Other musical performances may have been interrupted or distracted by the sound of a motorcycle in the background, but somehow this one makes use of it. It's like these musicians embody music, and when they start to play, the world plays along with them

I can't understand how people just casually walk by without being hypnotized and drawn into this whirlpool of human emotion.

I’ve never heard someone tear it up on the clarinet like that.. shook

That trombone solo was incredible as well

I’m shocked that so many people can just walk by such amazing art and not stop to appreciate it.

Some of the best performances that can be heard by the public are from Street Musicians. This lady has taken the song apart and rebuilt it into a magnificent work of Art . Somebody should transpose this solo and put it online pay to play, and donate the revenue to Doreen Ketchens, in that way, her solo becomes part of the history of music in the United States, and her memory will last forever.

It always amazes me the fact that some of the greatest thing that ever happened in this world, few eyes were able to see. Look at 'em, it's just a simple performance...and it looks so casual. But in reality, is one of the best performances I've seen in a long long time.

I would love a vinyl of this so much

Played the clarinet in primary school like a nerd, this lady is playing it like a boss

I love this. Tuba is a happy to get out and play with the band. Trombone plays every night trying so trying stay awake (but always can jam). Drummer was promised this would be the last blues track, but it never is.

I been playing the Clarinet since I was 10 (I'm now 39) and I've NEVER heard it sound that good!

She’s playing her heart out on that clarinet.. you can hear it 🥹🔥🔥

That brother is putting in work on that tuba!

How has she got the breath sing after that amazing give it all solo? How?

She plays that clarinet like it owes her money. OUTSTANDING!!! Incredible Lady!! :)

I fully accept that trombone guy is a talented musician. But I gotta say, having your solo bookended by Ms Doreen singing soulfully and then making her clarinet wail like a tormented angel is a pretty bum deal :)

Notes like golden drops of honey flowing into throaty growls of passion... breathtaking!

I want to meet her some day. She is my clarinet hero. This one woman has more soul than all the rest of the clarinetists in the world combined.

I'm a clarinetist myself, and I have to say, she made sounds that I didn't even know were possible. Stunning...

There’s a difference when it comes to playing with just an ear as opposed to playing with your ear and heart together. This is one of the finest examples of that.

bro ,i did not know ,im 50 years old and have never heard a clarinet growl like that ever .i have been blessed today.

She's really talented - not only the notes matter but also articulation and dynamics and she does all that perfectly. I was even more surprised and amazed when she started to sing. :)

That clarinet is so dang clean and raunchy at the same time!

So wonderful! Music with heart and soul! ❤

everyone is talking about her, but i think the trombone solo was KILLER (also the second clarinet solo)

She so good She makes me cry.

I can listen to this a million times and it never gets old.

Seriously, that is the greatest clarinet playing I have ever heard. Wonderful performance from the whole band as well.

you can tell how much heart and soul she’s putting into her music just by the way she’s moving her legs when she plays. just amazing.

the drummer, despite being young and apparently having headphones in and generally looking indifferent to the whole affair, is both beautiful and talented in her ability to adapt her drumming to this badass fucking jazz jam that's being thrown down. I cannot stress enough how much I thoroughly enjoy this video and how much I wish I could put some money into those buckets. Everytime someone approaches and puts money in I am subconsciously wishing I was able to put money in.

WHEN DOREEN CHECKS HER PHONE DURING THAT KILLER TROMBONE SOLO!! I love everything about this performance.

i literally want to cry because of how much she gave me chills and EMOTION in her playing . this is an absolute beautiful piece of art ! 🥲🤍

It's great to see all these views and comments lately. Where is everyone finding this video??

When I was in grade school we had to choose instruments and I got stuck playing the clarinet because I waited too long and it was the only one left, I hated it and didn’t keep it up for long. However if I knew about her or that the clarinet could even be played this way, you bet I would of been into it. It gives me a whole new appreciation for the instrument I never had before

That moved me to tears with how amazing she is at the clarinet.

Black people put soul into everything. No other people just do it like they do🔥

I’m a 23 years old guy who primarily listens to metal and rock. Doreen goes 10X harder than any of that

That clarinet solo brought tears to my eyes. Finally some art.

《Blue Giant Explorer》brings me here🖤🎼🎶

I first liked this song because of the beautiful clarinet and the sounds Doreen was able to make. But I didn’t like the trombone and what he was playing confused me. But as I heard this song over and over again I started to really like the trombone and It is now my favorite part of this song. I think some music can age well and it can turn out better than it did before, and I think the best songs will get better as they age.

This is worth more tan the price of gold - human treasure! These musicians are better than most out there by a country mile. The gentleman on the Sousaphone is simply stellar - I have never heard anyone play it like a double bass. Kudos to him, outstanding! The lady on the clarinet, my god, what God given talent! These people should be recording and giving concerts! I am in disbelief. and she sings really well too. The Trombonist is amazing. Man can he play that baby. I'm in shock.When they all play together, it sounds like magic. It's like the drummer is there, but not there, so perfectly blended dynamically she plays. She plays the drums like an instrument. Bravo - very talented! I love how the clarinet player and Trombonist play off of each other, playing two completely different improv. lines, but totally complimentary and counterpoint! And the Sousaphonist holding it all together perfectly like an anchor. Beautiful!!! You can't learn this stuff in school! You learn this by living and breathing it on the streets! It's godly music purely from the heart and soul. I loved it, and I have tremendous respect for all of them.

Talent is an understatement! Today 5/19/21 for the very first time...I learned about a “Music Empress” named Doreen❤️

OMG!! We all just got schooled in the Jazz of Art and the Art of Jazz by the amazing Doreen Ketchens playing in her Incredible Quartet. You will not see a better Street Jazz performance this year! Forget 5 stars...this performance is 10 stars

Wow. Its been a long time since I've been made to cry from a musician's performance.

Never seen a performance so raw and so refined at the same time.

This is so amazing. This has absolutely inspired me. I played clarinet for 6 years in highschool and haven't touched it for 10 years. I'm gonna pick it back up. This music is just truly inspiring and raw. Thank you Doreen.

She played that thang so STANK❤️👏🏿❤️👏🏿❤️👏🏿❤️👏🏿❤️👏🏿❤️ Love me a instrumentalist...

I’m a fairly new clarinetist and I hope that one day I’ll be as skillful as her! She sounds absolutely amazing.

this really made me feel something she’s incredible

How do you not stop in your tracks.. this is so damn good.

I return to this video again and again. And how in heaven is the same piece getting better every time? It's sending the good chills down my spine like you wouldn't believe

Give Doreen ALL of her flowers!!!! She’s amazing! Brought tears to my eyes.

when the best clarinetist in the world starts singing ur mind is actually blown for the first time

No offense to The Animals but goddamn I've never heard House of the Rising Sun slap this hard. Goddamn. Amazing

I can feel emotions when she plays.

Absolutely phenomenal. The clarity and tone in the altissimo register is crazy, and overall the clarity and sound for every note was amazing. I could hear every note in all the runs and growls so clearly which just blew me away.

Thank you ms. Dorreen. Wonderful, my eyes are full of tears. Bless you.

That was a free show. Crazy.

Doreen sure knows how to push feeling through that horn. That's me sending her a text at the 2:30 time mark. Love it.

This is something you'd expect to hear at a millionaires jazz club in an old movie. How have I never heard of her before today.

Astounding talent and experience- the real deal. Great voice too.

I'm a guitar player but shit she just made me wanna play the clarinet like her. The trombone player is on point and I love the bass instrument but I don't know what it's called is really holding the thing together. I really liked the drums too. Really nice cover

OMG that is mind blowing. Had no idea you could get that kind of feeling out of a clarinet. She is a maestro. Thank you for posting, i'm so glad i stumbled onto this.

Damn this slaps