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2012-04-10 09:58:26
Apr 10, 2012

Wynton Marsalis was in town last week performing "The Ballad of the American Arts"


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Celebrated trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was in town last week performing "The Ballad of the American Arts" at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts for the opening of Jazz Appreciation Month.

(Photo by H Michael Hammie)

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