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There is no such thing as a perfect embouchure. Just as there is no such thing as perfect despair. I often think about the coldness of the heavy mouthpiece in my palm while listening to the sound of ...

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It is an unfortunate fact that trumpeter James Zollar is nowhere near as well-known as he should be. But that may be about to change. Zollar Systems may be about to put Zollar in an orbit all his own.

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