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What Gary Foster Taught Me (And It Was far more than just Jazz Alto) adult clarinetists clarinet ninja podcast gary foster music teachers practice mindset tribute Oct 13, 2026

Gary Foster died in May. He was one day short of his 90th birthday.

If you donā€™t know the name, Gary was a woodwind doubler in Los Angeles. He was mostly known as a jazz alto saxophone player but pla...

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