Noel Kaletsky (Clarinet & Sax, Clinton, CT) was a full-time musician in every sense of the word, playing Jazz festivals throughout the world, and working regularly with the Bearcats Jazz Band, Red Lehrs St. Louis Rivermen, and Tex Wyndhams Rent Party Revelers. Often described as an "exciting, versatile soloist with seemingly unlimited endurance", he performed with the best of them, including an RCA recording with New Orleans veterans, a GHB recording with Wild Bill Davison, and numerous Jazz Crusade recordings. As one reviewer recently remarked about Noel's playing: "This is about as good as it gets". Noel passed away on May 30, 2023, and we will miss him always.