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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: For one suburban teen, the path to elite jazz stages started with seventh grade band
Description: This summer, three student jazz musicians from Illinois won a big audition to play in a national band.
Hailed as musical diplomats, the group just wrapped a tour of South Africa.
WBEZ contributor Hannah Edgar connected with one of the players to learn what it takes to reach jazz music’s most elite stages. HOST: DIXON