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20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE THELONIOUS MONK INSTITUTE OF JAZZ

Wayne Shorter performs at the Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in the East Room of the White House on September 14, 2006. (UPI Photo/Dennis Brack/Pool)

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