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Flexibility is an essential part of Jazz. It's what gives Jazz music the ability to combine with all other types of music and not lose its identity.
Wynton Marsalis
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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Wynton Learson Marsalis
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