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They always say that jazz doesn't sell, but it's a lie, because it does sell, and it sells consistently year in and year out.

Lester Bowie

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Lester Bowie
Age: 58 †
Born: 1941
Born: October 11
Died: 1999
Died: November 8
Bandleader
Composer
Jazz Musician
Trumpeter
Frederick
Maryland
Jazz
Year
Lying
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Years
Consistently
Always
Sell
Sells

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