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There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s only a word. What’s in a name? Nothing! Cats say, “Call me Muhammed so-and-so.” But what’s the difference? A name doesn’t make the music. It’s just called that to differentiate it from other types of music. Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that’s it. No America, no jazz. I’ve seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with Africa.

• Oakland Collective SOL Development Preserves The 'The SOL Of Black Folk'
  Sunday, March 17, 2019 5:09 PM • Members of the West Coast jazz and hip-hip group discuss SOL Development's debut album and the role music plays in community activism.
  
  
• Nat King Cole Still Remains 'One Of The Great Gifts Of Nature' 100 Years Later
  Sunday, March 17, 2019 8:42 AM • The jazz legend and barrier breaker was born on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Ala.
  
  
• Place Your 'Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery' With The Comet Is Coming
  Thursday, March 07, 2019 5:00 AM • The London trio, led by Shabaka Hutchings on reeds, liberates itself from received jazz wisdom, let alone any form of decorum.

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