Jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding upset boy wonder Justin Bieber for Best New Artist (according to pre-ceremony Vegas odds, Spalding was the longest shot to win).

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So for a more objective assessment of his essays on pop culture (which include ruminations on rapper Mos Def, former Beach Boy Brian Wilson and jazz bandleader Billy Eckstein), read this recent review.

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The program opens with his version of "The Little Drummer Boy, " performed on A Jazz Piano Christmas XIII in 2002.

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From tap to ballet to jazz to modern to hip hop and B-Boy styles, there are a million variations of dance that allow performers to express themselves.

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Since then, Haden has made a career in jazz, but his 2008 album, a bluegrass collection called Rambling Boy, returns to his country roots.

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But somehow singing jazz without the existential credentials is like some prep school mama's boy trying to sound like Sid Vicious.

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