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June 24, 2026
Through chatting and performing classic American vocal jazz standards, Duane Forrest grapples with the times we are living in whilst looking back to the Civil Rights era as his own music career evolves in the present and the memory of Nat King Cole lingers long after the song has ended.
“The music is the magic through a raging storm.”
— Abbey Lincoln
"The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic but to end the injustice."
— Paul Robeson
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