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I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question is: Am I going to really get into my spiritual inheritance of music and really develop my abilities?
Wynton Marsalis
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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
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Wynton Learson Marsalis
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