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    LeRoy Downs

    A hip-hop avant-garde cross-cultural shift in mind-bending brilliance

    LeRoy Downs
    LeRoy Downs
    Hand-Picked MusicJazz / FreeformExperimental

    Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz.

    Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz.

    Jul 13, 2026

    Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz. Today: A hip-hop avant-garde cross-cultural shift in mind-bending brilliance. The light shines for Nolan Wells.

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        LeRoy Downs

        host of the weekly Sunday night radio “Just Jazz” on KCRW

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          A hip-hop avant-garde cross-cultural shift in mind-bending brilliance

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