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Apart from the great Archie Shepp and his Attica Blues Orchesta at the Barbican, the opener at the Royal Festival Hall had to be one of the most inspirational of the festival.
South African flugelhorn maestro Hugh Masekela and veteran US pianist Larry Willis, who've been playing together off and on since their early days on the New York jazz scene from 1960, was one of the most moving jazz concerts I've been to.
The duo played tunes associated with their early heroes like Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday and Satchmo.
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