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    LeRoy Downs

    Old Skol Road, and Leave It For The Children: The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra

    LeRoy Downs
    LeRoy Downs
    Hand-Picked MusicJazz / FreeformExperimental

    Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz.

    Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz.

    Nov 9, 2026

    Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz. Today: I dip back into the old skol road that led us here. Interview for the book Leave It For The Children: The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra.

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        LeRoy Downs

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

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