In this excerpt from the latest episode of Spotlight On, author Larry Tye discusses his unconventional journey of writing 'The Jazzmen,' a book about Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie and how he approaches topics with a 'beginner's mind.'
Listen to the full conversation on the Spotlight On podcast: https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/larry-tye-the-jazzmen-who-changed-american-history/
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