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There was one thing Beethoven didn't do. When one of his string quartets was played, you can believe the second violin wasn't improvising.
Wynton Marsalis
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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Wynton Learson Marsalis
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