When I was 12, I began listening to John Coltrane and I developed a lo…

Wynton Marsalis
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When I was 12, I began listening to John Coltrane and I developed a love for jazz, which I still have more and more each year. ✨ Scholastic Interview, www.scholastic.com. February 2002.
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When I was 12, I began listening to John Coltrane and I developed a love for jazz, which I still have more and more each year. ✨ Scholastic Interview, www.scholastic.com. February 2002.

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