John Fullam, former Principal Clarinetist of the Buffalo Philharmonic, was born in New York and holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Juilliard School where he was a scholarship student of Joseph Allard, Principal Clarinetist of the Juilliard Concert Orchestra, and soloist with the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra. He also holds a Diploma from the Mozarteum Akademie in Salzburg, Austria. His other teachers include Leon Russianoff, Anthony Gigliotti, Peter Simenaur, Pasquale Cardillo, and Harold Wright.