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Foreword

Article on Jazz in the Native Yards event

Young music graduates from schools of music explore new themes and experiment with combinations of band styles with fellow musicians. They respect diversity but desire to break out of older, set norms. They zestfully experiment, fly wings, and examine whether ethnicity or the oneness of humanity is more important. Some not-so-young artists have found their voices and are leading others, but their purpose is to continue that journey.
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These musicians teach, mentor, and tell about wide influences and a range of options that have helped grow their musical styles. Free expression, both chordal and harmonic, is more disciplined, yet allows for both the traditional spirituality nuances to flourish while seeking their modern identities, purpose, and place in this world.
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