All That Jazz, From a Man Named Dave Brubeck

The musician, now 87, was recently honored by the State Department for helping bring an American art form to the world.
27 April 2008

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Dave Brubeck attended the College of the Pacific in Stockton, California. At first he studied with the aim to become a veterinarian. But his mind was clearly on music; during college, he played in jazz clubs at night. He graduated in nineteen forty-two with a music degree.


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