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Jazz man Marsalis not swinging by Caracas

US JAZZ legend Wynton Marsalis has cancelled tomorrow’s Swing Symphony in Caracas and other concerts in Venezuela, Jazz at Lincoln Centre executive director Greg Scholl confirmed today.

The New York-based trumpeter and composer had been scheduled to lead a series of workshops with Venezuela’s world-famous El Sistema network of youth ensembles.

Mr Scholl said that the visit would be rescheduled at a later date to avoid becoming a distraction amid recent political turmoil between Caracas and Washington.

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