Where to start

I played Clarinet for about 6 months. That was about 40 years ago. Since then I have played Alto Sax. So I know almost nothing about clarinets. I now want to pick up the clarinet again, only this time seriously. My sax is set up for a classical sound. My preference. Majority of the music I play is blues. Keeping that in mind I would like some recomendations on which brand clarinets I should try out first, and what mouthpieces to start out with. Thanks for your advise.

Best brands I have found being a clarinetist and saxophonist are Buffet, Yamaha, and Leblanc

don`t forget selmer

Thanks for the imput on brands. Went to the local music store today. Very, very small store. They only had one Leblanc. So I got to try that out. Will go to the next town north of my place and try the others at a much larger store.