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    Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

    Steven Isoardi

    Cafe L.A. celebrates LA's Central Ave Jazz Scene with Steven Isoardi, author of Central Ave. Sounds. He talks about the people who made the scene jump--Gerald Wilson, Clora Bryant, Jackie Kelson, and Horace Tapscott.

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    By Tom Schnabel • Jul 11, 1998 • 1 min read

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