Jason Stein on Opening for Amy Schumer 

Source: NYTimes.com.

Last Friday, Jason Stein, a bass clarinetist ensconced in the Chicago jazz avant-garde, found himself in a familiar situation: playing a gig with his trio, Locksmith Isidore. But where they were playing was out of the ordinary: to a crowd of about 14,000 people at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, home of the Milwaukee Bucks.

The following night, they did it again at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, where the Penguins play. They’ll be working on comparable stages this weekend — and a handful of other dates, including June 23 at Madison Square Garden — as an opening act for Amy Schumer, the stand-up comedian, writer-producer and “Trainwreck” star.