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You basically have to play everything (in New Orleans), because you're getting calls to play gigs of all different styles, from classical to R&B to funk modern jazz to traditional jazz.
Harry Connick, Jr.
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Harry Connick, Jr.
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 11
Actor
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New Orleans
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Harry Connick
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr.
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