John Kurokawa is Lecturer of Clarinet at Wright State University. In addition to teaching applied clarinet, he teaches courses on woodwind chamber music, woodwind pedagogy, and music education. Additionally, he serves as principal clarinetist of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Kurokawa performs exclusively on the Yamaha CSVR and Custom 881 Eb clarinets and is a Yamaha Performing Artist.