Oluyemi Thomas

Oluyemi Thomas (born August 16, 1952) is a free jazz bass clarinetist and saxophonist.

Thomas was born in Detroit, Michigan. He began playing clarinet as a child, and was exposed to the music of Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington by his parents. He attended Washtenaw College in Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, studying engineering and music, and receiving an Associa… More