Clarinetist Bill Smith, 93

Known as Bill Smith to the jazz world and William O. Smith in classicalcircles, Mr. Smith served on the University of Washington faculty from1966-1997. He was a founding member of the Dave Brubeck Octet, which in1947 pioneered a blend of classical music and jazz later known as ThirdStream and had a profound influence on the development of West Coast, or“cool,” jazz. – Seattle Times