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Just in case we might like the same kinds of music, here are a few new selections that have earned time on the ole' turntable.PISTOLERA - EN ESTE CAMINOLuchadoraThe second CD from this New York-based group does not have a weak spot in any of the twelve tracks.

Willie Nelson is still moving to fans By Jim Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 1:06 am in Wente, Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis in NYC last October. Source: Scott Wintrow/Getty Images Jazz music entered my life in three phases. That sound accompanies one of the earliest memories of time spent with my father when I was a little girl. He was an avid listener of jazz, and I used to listen to his records from his lap.

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NEW YORK (RUSHPRNEWS)08/30/2008–For one extraordinary week only, December 17-21, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will join with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for a live music celebration of America-s two great art forms - modern dance and jazz music.

Louis Armstrong | (1901 - 1971) Why is he a master? | So many reasons: he was a great singer, an ebullient personality, and a wonderful musical ambassador. Armstrong was also the first virtuoso of the trumpet, and his talent was large enough to move it from a supporting role to a front-and-center, improvisational solo instrument.

This isn't sports-related but it's well worth the watch. Wynton Marsalis and Wycliffe Gordon have a jazz duel from their windows. Wynton does a lot for jazz education and promotion but I'm not the biggest Wynton fan when it comes to his music. However this is pretty damn cool. Don't worry.

This isn't sports-related but it's well worth the watch. Wynton Marsalis and Wycliffe Gordon have a jazz duel from their windows. Wynton does a lot for jazz education and promotion but I'm not the biggest Wynton fan when it comes to his music. However this is pretty damn cool. Don't worry.

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Michael’s World: Hot In Atlanta   By Michael Andre Adams   Hot…Culturally Speaking… Celebrating its 20th year, the National Black Arts Festival kicked off with Oprah Winfrey’s “The Color Purple,” at the historic FOX Theater, a special tribute to Judith Jaimeson, James Baldwin’s “The Amen Corner,” a concert by Wynton Marsalis and a host of other events running now through September.