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As a musician, your instrument is almost predetermined. I had played drums, piano, clarinet, but when I heard Wayne Shorter play the saxophone, I knew that sound is what I wanted.
Kamasi Washington
Kamasi Washington
Kamasi Washington
Born: Feb 18, 1981

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