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LeRoy Downs

LeRoy Downs welcomes composer/saxophonist Aaron Shaw

LeRoy Downs
LeRoy Downs
Hand-Picked Music Jazz / FreeformExperimental

Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz.

Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz.

Feb 16, 2026

Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz. This week: Our dear young Brotha, saxophone player and composer Aaron Shaw, talks about how self music medication saved his life!

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      LeRoy Downs

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

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      Aaron Shaw

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