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I play piano and drums very poorly and French horn and tuba all equally as bad.

Wynton Marsalis

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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
Bandleader
Composer
Conductor
Jazz Musician
Trumpeter
New Orleans
Louisiana
Wynton Learson Marsalis
French
Piano
Tubas
Play
Tuba
Horn
Poorly
Drums
Horns
Equally

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