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'Chasing the Gypsy'

This past week musicians from all over the world commemorated guitar great Django Reinhardt in New York City. Reinhardt died in 1953 but is reknowned for his fast, passionate guitar compositions. Lisa talks to Saxophonist James Carter who was there; his newest CD is called Chasin' the Gypsy, wherein he pays tribute to the "Hot Jazz" of 1920s and '30s Paris.

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