Sammy Rimington, born Samuel Rimington on April 29, 1942, in Paddock Wood, Kent, England, is a British jazz clarinetist. He began his professional music career in 1960 when he joined Ken Colyer's band and stayed with them until 1965. In the late 1950s, Rimington became an active New Orleans jazz revivalist, playing with Barry Martyn in 1959. After moving to the U.S., he worked with Big Bill Bissonnette’s Easy Rider Jazz Band and the December Band. His early recordings included George Lewis Classics (1965) and New Orleans Music (1973). Rimington's main influences were George Lewis on clarinet and Captain John Handy on alto sax. He recorded extensively as a bandleader since the early 1960s.
