Eric Salazar, The Clarinet Guy

I am a performer, composer, and educator. I play the music I love to play and I want to share it with as many people as possible.

I perform as a soloist and as a chamber musician, mixing together classical music with spontaneous improvisation. I also compose music, both for the stage and for film. Through engaging in these different activities I have emerged as a leader of creative projects, creating spaces for effective collaboration that produce invigorating results for musicians and audiences.

When performing, I embrace being vulnerable on stage as I share stories in a way that makes the listener feel like they can be vulnerable too. My down to earth stage presence is both entertaining and mesmerizing. I always jokingly say “I owe you an explanation for what you’re about to hear” when I present music that I write, but at the heart of it all, I simply write music that will tell you a story, so you can feel seen and feel connected to those around you. My music isn’t necessarily in the classical style, though it is cinematic and merges inventive electronic sounds with familiar instruments.