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Donaldson Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II Passes Over

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Donaldson Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013)was an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a jazz artist. Continue reading

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Walter’s World: Andre Leon Talley Honored at EMERGE! (video)

By Walter Rutledge

On St. Valentine’s Day, February 14, Vogue contributing editor and fashion icon Andre Leon Talley was honored during the EMERGE! fashion show, which was held at the Broad Street Ballroom in lower Manhattan.

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