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]]> https://routes-mag.com/here-it-is-with-an-afric/feed/ 3 https://routes-mag.com/shahin-norvasli-jazz-pianist-protege-of-ahmad-jamal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shahin-norvasli-jazz-pianist-protege-of-ahmad-jamal https://routes-mag.com/shahin-norvasli-jazz-pianist-protege-of-ahmad-jamal/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:20:18 +0000 http://routes-mag.com/?p=16127 [embedyt] I reflect on gaining wisdom or insight on anything, I can't help but think of the many heralded teachers and noble masters of their crafts who really know and knew what they are and were talking about in any given situation or manner of discourse. The sagacity of these heroes and sheroes is priceless and beyond challenge. That reality hits close to home when I think of assessing the cognitive acumen of the musical legends of a favorite listening art form which is the entertaining landscape called jazz.

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