Woody Allen

Woody Allen's interest in jazz music is worthy of note, but to refer to him as "a noted jazz musician" is a bit over the top.

Wikipedia quotes Kirk Silsbee of the LA Times: "Allen's clarinet won't make anyone forget Sidney Bechet, Barney Bigard or Evan Christopher. His piping tone and strings of staccato notes can't approximate melodic or lyrical phrasing. Still his earnestness and the obvious regard he has for traditional jazz counts for something." It quotes Silsbee indirectly as suggesting that "Allen should be regarded as a competent musical hobbyist with a sincere appreciation for early jazz".