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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Style - Nov 15, 2008
Billy Taylor met Frank Wess in 1935, when the young saxophonist moved to Washington from Oklahoma. They went to Dunbar High School together, and to this day Taylor -- the genial pianist, television personality and …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Style - Oct 6, 2008
This year's NEA Jazz Masters Concert, the cornerstone event in the fourth annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, wasn't as ambitious, compelling or memorable as some previous editions. But Saturday night's performance at …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Style - Feb 15, 2008
WEST HOLLYWOOD -- Ledisi has arrived! So now what? "Where do I go?" she says. "How does this work? This is all so new to me." The soul-jazz singer is outside the Grammy Style Studio, a temporary 5,000-square-foot …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Style - Nov 20, 2007
Amy Winehouse's 2003 debut, "Frank," was a U.K.-only release that came out back before all the hue and cry over her boozing and drugging, and all the critical acclaim for her follow-up album, "Back to Black." Now …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Style - Oct 20, 2007
There's electricity in the air. Sarah Vaughan is in the room. So is Lionel Hampton, Bessie Smith and Ray Charles. Present is Willie Mays. So are Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Jessie Owens and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
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