Owner
Michael Norsworthy
Grammy award winning clarinetist and multi-instrumentalist, Michael Norsworthy, has been heard in major concert halls around the globe and is a recognized educator, technician and consultant.
A veritable chameleon, he regularly defies categorization and has captivated critics and audiences around the globe with performances that explore transcendent virtuosity and extremes of musical expression. To date, he has given over 175 world premieres with leading ensembles, including The Royal Philharmonic, Klangforum Wien, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Ensemble Modern and the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. He has collaborated with major composers from around the globe including Boulez, Birtwistle, Carter, Ferneyhough, Finnissy, Gompper, Lachenmann and Lindberg in halls such as Vienna’s Musikverein, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Hall, Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Suntory Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall and La Cité de Musique.
Norsworthy has always been interested in breaking down barriers that exist between classical music and popular and jazz as well as collaborating with artists working in other mediums. He has shared the stage with such popular and jazz icons as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Savion Glover and Bela Fleck, worked in the motion picture industry and toured with numerous musical theater productions as a woodwind doubler. As a member of the Star Wars Symphony Orchestra, he has performed for combined audiences of over 730,000 people in the USA, Canada and Mexico with the touring production “Star Wars In Concert”.
His current discography numbers over 80 releases and can be found on the Naxos, New Focus, Albany, Mode, Gasparo, Canteloupe, BMOP/sound, ECM, Nonesuch, Navona, Cirrus Music and Cauchemar labels.
His personal approach toward presenting, developing, and nurturing the artistic possibilities around him have resulted in partnerships with world-class musical collaborators, schools of music, and manufacturers around the globe. He is an artistic advisor for Selmer Paris and an artist clinician for Vandoren.
Apprentice
Dominick Dzietczyk
Dominick Dzietczyk is a woodwind specialist based in New Jersey who began playing saxophone in fourth grade band class. His passion for music has continued to grow ever since.
In 2025, Dominick graduated with honors from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, earning a Bachelor of Music degree with a concentration in Jazz Studies. During his studies, he had the opportunity to learn from acclaimed musicians including saxophonists Abraham Burton and Ralph Bowen, trombonist Conrad Herwig, trumpeter Alex Norris, drummer Robbie Ameen, bassist Kenny Davis, and composers Anthony Branker and Marc Stasio.
Dominick has long been fascinated by instrument repair, a passion rooted in his childhood interest in tinkering with electronics and instruments. This led him to apprentice at New York City Woodwinds under world-renowned clarinetist Michael Norsworthy. Prior to that, he began his apprenticeship at the Bebop Sax Shop with guidance from saxophonist Tim Lin.
Beyond jazz, Dominick has a strong interest in video games and video game music. He currently serves as head social media coordinator and staff member for VGM Jam Sessions NYC, an organization dedicated to providing musicians a space to listen to and perform video game music. Additionally, he is a manager with the MagFest Community Orchestra, which includes over 250 volunteer musicians. As part of MagFest, a gaming convention with over 20,000 attendees held each January, Dominick helps organize and run the event celebrating gaming and music culture
Content Manager & Product Specialist
Josh Johnson
Josh Johnson is a multi-instrumentalist from New York, now based in London, who has played in the orchestras of more than 30 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows (pre-pandemic, he held the solo flute chair in the award-winning Yiddish revival of "Fiddler On The Roof", directed by the legendary Joel Grey, for over 2 years) ; a dozen national and international Broadway tours, performing in theatres and concert halls from Boston to Tokyo; and can be heard on nearly 40 film, television, video game, and commercial soundtracks.
Known worldwide as an expert in all things relating to woodwind instruments (his blog "So Many Instruments, So Little Time" has been read by over half a million woodwind players worldwide), Josh has also been sought after as a consultant by several woodwind manufacturers in the design and marketing of new instruments, has been described as the "Ollivander of The Woodwind World" for his ability to match players with the perfect equipment setup, and has managed (and continues to manage) the social media accounts of several woodwind instrument makers as well as retailers.
As a photographer with a keen eye for presenting musical instruments in their most beguiling light, Josh has recently started a line of merchandise featuring some of his more popular photographs, which can be found on his website
Shop Dog / Instrument Selection Expert / Greeter
Herbie
Herbie is our resident shop dog. He's a snuggly pure bred Chinese Shar Pei who was born on July 4, 2020.
Herbie takes his job VERY seriously. He regularly polices the noise level in the hallway because he wants you to have the best environment possible for equipment selection!
Herbie's ears may be small and tipped but rest assured that he's listening intently and will come over when you've found a good match in an instrument, mouthpiece or reed to let you know that he approves.
His cheeks are big and squishy (please no squeezing) and he can be compared to a hippopotamus after a drink of water.
He loves to play with balls, is a big fan of healthy treats and he's genuinely excited to meet anyone and everyone that comes into our shop.
When not working, he can often be found sleeping in his large comfy bed near our repair benches dreaming about cats, all of whom he loves.