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When I was 13, 14, 15, I had played in a couple of jazz ensembles. I didn't know anything about harmony, about II-V-I, though I had learned my scales with Caesar [DiMauro].

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Jon Gordon
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
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