Radio
Interviews
TV
Commercials
Travel Network with Peter Greenburg
Cable Radio Network with Ramsey Pollard
Community Coffee - featured artist for ad campaign 1988
WWL-TV "Spirit of Louisiana" (continual)
Satchmo Summerfest promo 2010
French Quarter Festival promo 2011
Zatarains clarinet soundtrack 1999
"Double Jeopardy" (appearance)
"Runaway Jury" (appearance)
“Coco & Igor" (soundtrack) "Crescent City Moon"
“Damages” (TV soundtrack) "Gentilly Strut"
"Hurricane on the Bayou" IMAX (clarinet soundtrack)
"3 ½ Lbs" (TV soundtrack) "March of the Uncle Bubbies"
"Quarter by Carriage" (DVD) various from "Isle of Orleans"
A
native
of
New
Orleans,
Tim
Laughlin
fell
in
love
with
the
sound
of
the
clarinet
before
he
ever
held
one
after
hearing
a
childhood
friend
practicing
his
clarinet.
He
was
nine
when
he
received
his
first
horn and shortly after became hooked on the New Orleans clarinet-style after hearing it on the radio.
His
first
professional
job
was
on
a
Mardi
Gras
float
when
he
was
only
fifteen.
After
finishing
high
school
he
began
working
around
town
and
eventually
joined
the
musicians
union
where
he
would
meet and perform with some of his most influential mentors.
He
has
recorded
over
a
dozen
solo
CDs
among
which
“The
Isle
of
Orleans”
(2003)
is
an
award-
winning
collection
of
Laughlin
originals.
Several
of
his
tunes
have
been
featured
in
television
shows,
commercials
and
motion
pictures.
With
this,
he
is
the
first
New
Orleans
clarinetist
to
write
and
record
an
entire
album
of
originals.
The
success
of
this
CD
caught
the
attention
of
"Music
Minus
One"
and
prompted
Laughlin
to
license
the
master
for
the
2004
issue,
along
with
“New
Orleans
Classics.”
The
CDs
in
the
two
publications
include
hand-picked
musicians
with
whom
students
of
all
ages
can
play
along.
His
latest
“New
Standards”
is
his
second
all-originals
album,
contributing
to
the
present
music
scene
and
keeping
traditional
jazz
moving
forward.
As
Hurricane
Katrina
brought
her
devastation
on
the
Gulf
Coast,
Laughlin
and
his
band
drove
overnight
to
catch
their
flight
and
perform
at
a
festival
in
South
America.
From
there,
they
watched
the
aftermath
of
what
was
to
become
the
worst
natural
disaster
in
US
history.
Just
a
week
after,
the
US
State
Department
asked
Tim
to
perform
a
one
month
goodwill
“thank
you”
tour
in
Peru,
Mexico
and
Canada.
All
had
given
aid
to
Katrina
evacuees.
The
October
2005
tour
included
public
concerts,
benefits
and
master
classes
to
elementary,
middle
and
high
school
students
as
well
as
college
students.
With
the
students,
the
band
performed
and
discussed
the
relevance
and
importance
of
their
instruments
and
New
Orleans
Jazz.
Benefits
included
one
in
Merida,
Mexico,
raising
over
$30,000
to
help
replace
instruments
and
equipment
for
the New Orleans Center For the Creative Arts.
In
2009,
Laughlin
along
with
his
good
friend
Pete
Fountain
opened
the
legendary
Blue
Room
at
the
newly
renovated
Roosevelt
Hotel
in
New
Orleans,
quickly
selling out both nights.
During
the
Covid-19
Pandemic,
Tim
performed
daily
"balcony
concerts"
for
his
neighbors
at
his
home
on
Royal
Street
in
the
French
Quarter.
These
got
attention
from
local,
national
and
international
news
outlets
and
on
social
media,
spotlighting Laughlin's clarinet ending the silence every day for a half an hour.
These
days,
one
can
catch
Tim
performing
at
some
of
his
favorite
clubs
in
New
Orleans
like
The
Palm
Court
Jazz
Cafe,
Snug
Harbor,
Preservation
Hall,
The
Bombay
Club
and
a
home
residency
at
The
Westin
Hotel.
He
has
been
a
contributing columnist for Jazztimes and Offbeat magazines.
Links
Fans of Tim Laughlin on facebook
Tim Laughlin on YouTube
About Tim
BBC with Chris Walker
Awards
Offbeat Magazine's "Best of the Beat" Award
•
2003 Best Traditional Jazz CD - "The Isle of Orleans"
•
2010 Best Clarinetist
New Orleans Magazine - 2000 Jazz All-Star (traditional jazz)
with Jesse Boyd
Satchmo Summerfest 2010
Press Conference
with Connie Jones and Pete Fountain
“Mr. Church” 2016 “Blues for Faz” & “Gentilly Strut”
Television
Movies
Revised 7/20/2021
Tours
Performed with:
US & Canada
Japan
Mexico
UK
Germany
Italy
Peru
France
Switzerland
Brazil
New Zealand
Denmark
Ecuador
S. Korea
Finland
Paraguay
Austria
Belgium
Argentina
Al Hirt
Danny Barker
Dan Barrett
Bob Wilber
Pete Fountain
Buddy DeFranco
Harry Allen
Alvin Batiste
Nicolas Payton
Jack Maheu
Rebecca Kilgore
Evan Christopher
Bob Haggart
Jason Marsalis
Jon Erik Kellso
Jake Hanna
Connie Jones
Dukes of Dixieland
Peter Martin
Howard Alden
Tom McDermott
Marty Grosz
Randy Sandke
Delfaeyo Marsalis
Mentors
Influences
Bill Bourgeois - clarinet
Frank Mannino - clarinet
Paul Crawford - piano
Dickie Taylor - drums
Connie Jones - cornet
Pete Fountain
Irving Fazola
Bob Wilbur
Kenny Davern
Jack Maheu