Creative confidence | Jody Espina | TEDxCreativeCoast

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. By the time Jody was 14, he knew he wanted to be a professional musician. Through doubts and self-discovery, he began to explore new possibilities, eventually leading to the formation of his own successful business.
After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1983, Jody Espina performed and taught music in Barcelona, Spain and then toured the United States with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra before settling in New York City in 1985. For the next twenty years, Espina pursued a successful career performing, recording and teaching music, including Broadway shows, recording movie sound tracks and as the head of the Jazz Department for the Hoff-Barthelson Music School. In 2000, Espina founded JodyJazz Inc., which has become one of the premier saxophone mouthpiece companies in the world, with sales in excess of one million dollars.
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