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Randy Weston
Randy Weston's latest album, The African Nubian Suite, continues a 60-year-commitment to bridging cultures through music. Ariane Smolderen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Even As A Musical Ambassador For The U.S., Randy Weston Has Always Played For Africa
Abdullah El Gourd (with the guembri) and Randy Weston. Junenoire Mitchell/junenoirephotography.com/Courtesy French Institute Alliance Française, New York hide caption
Randy Weston On JazzSet
Randy Weston performs with his African Rhythms Trio on the Quad Stage during the Newport Jazz Festival. Erik Jacobs for NPR hide caption
Randy Weston's African Rhythms Trio: Newport Jazz 2011
Marian McPartland performs at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Frank Stewart/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption
Kurt Elling performs with pianist Lawrence Hobgood at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home to Jazz at Lincoln Center. Frank Stewart/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption