I was allowed to play in my middle school's jazz band and run on its track and field team, I've been allowed to pursue the career of my own choosing.

我还被允许加入我中学的爵士乐队，并且参加田径队的比赛，我也被允许追求我自己选择的事业。

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So I had a great time reading it when my own jazz passion was forming.

有一阵子我对爵士乐非常着迷，花了很多时间读这本书。

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It's a metaphor for how jazz as a whole has worked, and I think it speaks for what's going on in the world right now, with people rising up and saying, 'We want to rule our own lives.'

它诉说着世界上正在发生的事情——人们站出来要为自己而说话。我们想统治我们自己的生活。

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Last week, I attended two jazz funerals, two lives to mourn in a city grieving over its own fate.

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But I love playing it with my own interpretation, based on my education, just as some great jazz players have taken on the challenge of playing Bach or Shostakovich.

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