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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 don’t know the name, Gary was a woodwind doubler in Los Angeles. He was mostly known as a jazz alto saxophone player but pla...

The Science of Clarinet Sound - Ron Odrich on the Clarinet Ninja Podcast adult learners air support breathing techniques clarient clarinet ninja podcast clarinet practice clarinet technique clarinet tips embouchure music education music science oral resonance rod odrich soft palate wind instruments May 18, 2026

What if everything you were taught about "blowing" the clarinet was making you sound worse and tenser th...

Todd Marcus Interview: Bass Clarinet, Baltimore, and Community Impact adult clarinet student adult clarinetist bass clarinet clarinet clarinet ninja podcast jay hassler jazz bass clarinet jazz clarinet learn clarinet learn jazz todd marcus Sep 18, 2025

Jazz gives us permission to be many things at once. Todd Marcus lives that truth. He is a world-class bass clarinetis...

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