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Andy Bey At 80: A Love Letter To A Jazz Legend

We revisit pianist, singer and composer Andy Bey throughout his life: growing up in Newark, N.J., working with Horace Silver, performing during his 1990s renaissance and now, looking back at 80.
Source: Jonathan Chimene

Here are a few indisputable truths about . First things first: as he approaches 80, Bey occupies the first rank of living jazz singers. He has led

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