Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.
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When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?'
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It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another.
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