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Dec 2020
23m 8s

Wynton Marsalis

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Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center managing and artistic director, says racism was a part of his life growing up, and it still is. Marsalis talks about racism in America, the importance of jazz and how he's managed Jazz at Lincoln Center through the pandemic. He even says the crisis has turned into a blessing.

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