clarinet
He is now principal clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The Ambrose band included the American clarinetist Danny Polo.
Like most young clarinetists in the late 1960s and '70s, he was trained classically.

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Examples of clarinetist

clarinetist
The late clarinetist displayed an impossibly round, mellow tone from the top to the bottom of the clarinet.
From NPR
Growing up, he trained as a classical flutist and clarinetist.
From Huffington Post
He said he was cuing the principal clarinetist.
From Buffalo News
I had also heard he had been a professional clarinetist, which was oddly reassuring.
From The Atlantic
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