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	Podcast:		Jazz Fest Minutes
	Episode:		Jazz Fest Minutes: Words and Music with Donald Harrison, Jr.
	Category:		Government & Organizations
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	Publish Date:		2013-04-11 08:30:00
	Description:		Saxophonist, composer and Mardi Gras Indian Chief Donald Harrison, Jr . started learning about Mardi Gras Indian culture firsthand and early. “The first time I put on a suit was at two years old for the Creole Wild West," Harrison said. I was a little chief of the Creole Wild West. I had on a dark blue and white suit my father made for me. I remember them running and going fast up and down in feathers, flying and singing.” He says his mother talks about how he used to play drums on his crib. "They should have gotten me a drum set instead of a saxophone," he said. "I think I have a natural affinity for rhythm.” And a thorough grounding in the powerful connection between music and dance. “One of the great things was that my mother used to make us dance the popular dances. So some kind of way that got into my psyche that you should also play music. When I started to play, it makes you want to dance.” Harrison started playing alto sax at 10 years old, and made a couple of key musical
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