The majority of the high schools and the public schools in N.Y.C. don'…

Wynton Marsalis
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The majority of the high schools and the public schools in N.Y.C. don't even have band programs. Hip-hop in a lot of ways is an outgrowth of a lack of instruments and a desire to play music, so we can't really fault the kids for that. ✨ Branford Marsalis On Sensitive Musicians And The First Family Of Jazz. All Things Considered with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. August 11, 2012.
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