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Both of them, it turns out, are resourceful storytellers. Tchad Cousins A Michigan native, Tchad crafts a unique voice onto a churning instrumental palette ranging from funk to new wave to trip-hop. Their parents hated it, of course, and conservatives rejected it, but the kids loved it and wanted to dance. The instrument, which has been his to fathom since , is now an articulate messenger for his ministrations. Trombonist Barney Balch and trumpeter Michael Mitchell used original jazz scores from legendary composers Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and put their own re- interpretative spin on the songs.

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