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Wynton Marsalis
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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
Bandleader
Composer
Conductor
Jazz Musician
Trumpeter
New Orleans
Louisiana
Wynton Learson Marsalis
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Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.
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We no longer want to be a melting pot, because we don't understand what is already melted.
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Let the critics criticize and let the doers do.
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Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.
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