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I had a great year with Bob Mintzer [at Laguardia School of Arts]. Bob is great. We could have just brought the clarinet or dealt with classical stuff, or brought the flute or just dealt with comp and arranging... what a great teacher.

Jon Gordon

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Jon Gordon
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
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