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I always like to play very contemporary concepts of swing right next to New Orleans music because it highlights continuum.

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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
Bandleader
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Wynton Learson Marsalis
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