Stanley George McDonald Jr. (born August 28, 1935; died in May 2021) is a traditional jazz clarinetist, soprano saxophone and tuba player. He was one of the founding members of the New Black Eagle Jazz Band in 1971. Ten years later he founded the Blue Horizon Jazz Band. He made numerous recordings with the New Black Eagles. In 1973 the recording "On the River" was nominated for an Emmy Award. McDonald was listed as one of the top five soprano saxophone players in the world in a 1985 Mississippi Rag poll. He has played with Ralph Sutton, Tommy Benford, Buzzy Drootin, Ross Petot, Sammy Price, Benny Waters, Doc Cheatham, Dick Wetmore, Marty Grosz, and Scott Hamilton. In 2010, McDonald was the subject of a three-part series entitled Visiting Stan McDonald on Dave Radlauer's Jazz Rhythm radio series. The program won a Gabriel Award in 2011. Blue Horizon Jazz Band Discography: A Real Love Strong I Remember When Innside Track Dawn of the Blue Horizon Jazz Band Banned in Boston Classic Jazz Variations References The Mississippi Rag, by George A. Borgman, February 2003, pages 1–9. External links Stan McDonald's Blue Horizon Jazz Band Dixieland clarinetists American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists American jazz clarinetists 1935 births Living people 21st-century American saxophonists 21st-century clarinetists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians