It was a glamorous time for some Harvard students in Scott Fitzgerald's jazz age, but for Mr Pusey it was all hard grind keeping to the tough terms of his grant.

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She moved to the U.S. for a time, and American jazz, soul and hip-hop became part of her musical mix, along with reggae, Latin and other world sounds.

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Paul Brown's skill as a producer has helped drive the popularity of smooth jazz for quite some time now.

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"It will be a pre-eminent centre for jazz in the Middle East, " Alfardan said at the time and a place for those who are "passionate about this unique art form".

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There are forms of jazz where all three are being played with at the same time, freeform for example.

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Ranking with John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins as one of the all-time great tenor sax players, jazz legend Sonny Rollins has been recording fiery, passionate and intelligent music for nearly 60 years.

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