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Everything comes out in blues music: joy , pain , struggle . Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance.
Wynton Marsalis
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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
Bandleader
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Jazz Musician
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Wynton Learson Marsalis
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Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.
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Ethics are more important than laws. Which means that the exact note is less important than the feeling of the note.
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The soul gives us resilience - an essential quality since we constantly have to rebound from hardship.
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