No. It was originally created as an attempt at a Bass Clarinet, but the two instruments are definitely different. The embouchure's are different, the tone and some of the fingerings.
Clarinets, Saxophones, Flutes...
saxophones and clarinets
Clarinets and saxophones are both transposing instruments.
I believe it is the clarinets, flutes, saxophones, trumpets, and tuba
A flute
trumpets, trombones, saxophones, clarinets, oboes, and bassoons all use mouthpieces.
Saxophones, Clarinets, Oboe, Basoon, Percussion, (if your talking about woodwind..)
Mostly clarinets and saxophones use ligatures but there might be a few obsolete instruments that use ligatures.
There are flutes, piccolos, clarinets, oboes, bass clarinets, bassoons, and all saxophones. Most school bands only have alto and tenor saxophones, maybe a bari-sax, and rarely a soprano saxophone.
A reed. Single reeds are used on the mouthpieces of clarinets and saxophones.
There are no "jazz instruments." You can find jazz pieces written for almost any instrument, including trumpets, saxophones, trombones, flutes, clarinets, piano, string bass, vocal parts, etc.
It depends on your opinion. If you get people that play the instrument well, then they might sound good playing a song.