
Avian Flu, Imprints of Honor, Playlist 48 Saxophonist
Season 2024 Episode 246 | 27m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Arizona first human cases of bird flu; Connecting students with veterans; Saxophonist J. White joins
Last week, the Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed the state’s first human cases of bird flu; Imprints of Honor is on a mission to connect students with veterans to honor veterans, preserve America’s heritage, and develop future leader; Saxophonist J. White is an internationally recognized Billboard artist, songwriter and producer with captivating performances.
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Avian Flu, Imprints of Honor, Playlist 48 Saxophonist
Season 2024 Episode 246 | 27m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Last week, the Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed the state’s first human cases of bird flu; Imprints of Honor is on a mission to connect students with veterans to honor veterans, preserve America’s heritage, and develop future leader; Saxophonist J. White is an internationally recognized Billboard artist, songwriter and producer with captivating performances.
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HUMAN CASES OF AVIAN FLU ARE CONFIRMED IN THE STATE.
WE'LL LOOK AT THE RESPONSE.
ALSO TONIGHT: AN EFFORT TO HONOR VETERANS AND ENSURE THEIR STORIES ARE NOT LOST TO FUTURE GENERATIONS AND, RENOWNED SAXOPHONIST, SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER, J-WHITE, JOINS US IN STUDIO.
THOSE STORIES AND MORE, NEXT, ON ARIZONA HORIZON.
>> ARIZONA HORIZON MADE POSSIBLE BY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FRIENDS OF PBS ANDS MEMBERS OF YOUR TELLVATION STATION.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.
I'M TED SIMONS.
THE MARICOPA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY WANTS A COURT TO DISMISS THE PARTY'S OWN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING PROP-479, AN EXTENSION OF THE COUNTY'S DECADES-LONG TRANSPORTATION TAX.
THE PROPOSITION PASSED WITH 59.8-PERCENT OF THE VOTE, BUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY CLAIMED IN ITS SUIT THAT THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES 60-PERCENT VOTER APPROVAL ON ALL TAX MEASURES.
SUPPORTERS OF THE TAX- EXTENSION COUNTERED THAT THE 60-PERCENT THRESHOLD APPLIES ONLY TO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS OR STATE- WIDE LAW.
PROP-479, A COUNTY-WIDE TAX, IS NEITHER OF THOSE.
THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR COUNTY REPUBLICANS TO ASK THAT THEIR SUIT BE WITHDRAWN.
NATIONAL NEWS: POLICE TODAY ARRESTED A SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF UNITED HEALTH-CARE'S C-E-O IN NEW YORK.
26- YEAR-OLD LUIGI MANGIONE WAS ARRESTED ON FIRE-ARMS CHARGES AFTER HE WAS SPOTTED EATING AT A MCDONALD'S IN ALTOONA, PENNYSLVANIA.
POLICE SAY HE WAS CARRYING A GUN, A SILENCER, FAKE-ID AND A HAND-WRITTEN MANIFESTO CRITICIZING HEALTH-INSURANCE COMPANIES, SAYING, QUOTE, "THESE PARASITES HAD IT COMING," AND QUOTE, "IT HAD TO BE DONE."
THE MURDER OF UNITED HEALTH CARE'S CEO HAS LED SOME CRITICS OF THE HEALTH-CARE INDUSTRY TO "PRAISE" OR OTHERWISE CONDONE THE GUNMAN'S ACTIONS.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR IS HAVING NONE OF IT.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR ISING HAVE NONE OF IT.
>> YOU CAN FEEL WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT INSURANCE COMPANIES.
I'M NOT A FAN AND PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT HAD THE SUPPORT THEY NEEDED OR WHEN THEY WERE SICK.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
THAT WILL NEVER JUSTIFY THE COMMONMENTRY GOING ON OUT THERE ABOUT THE LOSS OF A HUMAN BEING.
THE ASSASSINATION OF AN INDIIAL ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK.
WE SHOULD BE SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED BY THAT.
THE SUSPECT WAS REPORTEDLY A HIGH- SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNYSLVANIA WITH DEGREES IN ENGINEERING.
HE'S BEEN CHARGED AND NO ARRAIGNMENT IN NEW YORK.
>>REBELS CONTINUE TO TAKE CONTROL OF SYRIA AFTER FORCING LONG- TIME PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD INTO EXILE.
THERE WERE ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY THAT A NEW GOVERNMENT WOULD BEGIN WORK IMMEDIATELY, THOUGH THERE ARE STILL MANY QUESTIONS AS TO HOW THAT WOULD BE DONE AND WHO WILL WIND UP AS THE COUNTRY'S LEADERS.
THERE'S "NO" QUESTION THAT THE FALL OF SYRIA IS NOT GOOD FOR IRAN AND "ITS" AMBITIONS IN THE >> I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT IRAN.
THEIR ACTS OF RESISTANCE.
WE DON'T NO WHAT'S NEXT FOR HEZBOLLAH.
THE UNITED STATES KEPT AN INCREASE ON THEM AND EUROPEAN STRIKES.
THEY LOOK AT A DIFFERENT EAST.
>> THAT SAID, CONTROLLING SYRIA WILL NOT BE EASY, CONSIDERING THE COUNTRY'S DEEP ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS DIVISIONS.
ONE MORE HEADLINE: THE EPA TODAY BANNED TWO CANCER-CAUSING DRY- CLEANING CHEMICALS.
A TOTAL BAN WAS ISSUED FOR TCE, WHICH IS KNOWN TO CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY CANCER AND NON-HODGKINS LYMPHONA.
AND A "CONSUMER"-BAN IS IN EFFECT FOR A CHEMICAL KNOWN AS PERK, WHICH HAS SHOWN TO CAUSE LIVER, KIDNEY, BRAIN AND TESTICULAR CANCER.
>> THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LAST WEEK CONFIRMED THE STATE'S FIRST HUMAN CASES OF AVIAN FLU.
THIS HAS BEEN A GROWING ISSUE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAS NOW HIT ARIZONA.
JOINING US TO DISCUSS THE STATE'S RESPONSE AND HOW TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF AVIAN FLU IS DR. RYAN WOLKER, ARIZONA'S STATE VETERINARIAN .
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> WHERE WERE THE CASES FOUND?
>> THEY WERE FOUND IN PERINEAL COUNTY.
THIS IS WITH THE RESPONSE EFFORTS.
THEY WERE NOT THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
>> HOW DO YOU FIND OUT STUFF LIKE THIS, HOW WAS IT DISCOVERED.
>> WE WORK AT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS IN THE STATES.
LE ANIMALS DYING OR REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AG.
>> HUMAN WORKERS ARE NOT EFFECTED.
>> OF COURSE, TO THAT, THE OUTBREAK ON THE PREMISES.
THEY ARE VERY MILD CLINICAL SCIENCES.
SOME RED EYES.
>> WHAT CONSTITUTES AN OUTBREAK.
>> THIS IS A SPECIES.
THEY FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES.
REALLY DOESN'T CAUSE A LOT OF CLINICAL SCIENCES.
>> THEY HIGHLY CAPABLE AND VIRUSES.
WE RECEIVE THE AMOUNT OF ILLNESS AND MORTALITY.
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.
>> THE HIGHER LEVELS.
>> DO WE CEASE THESE HIGHER LEVELS EVERY YEAR?
>> VERY GOOD QUESTION.
EVERY FEW YEARS.
PRIOR TO THIS OUTBREAK, THE LAST SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK IN DOMESTIC POULTRY SPECIES IN 2014-15.
WE SEE IT GOING 7 TO 10 YEARS BETWEEN OUTBREAKS AND PROTECTION OF THEM.
WE SEE THIS VIRUS AND WE MORE FREQUENTLY THROUGH HUNTER HARVESTING.
>> YOU MENTIONED IN 2022, IS THAT RELATIVELY A LONG TIME?
>> FOR THIS PARTICULAR OUTBREAK, YES.
ITSELF'S BEHAVING DIFFERENTLY THAN PREVIOUS OUTBREAKS.
THERE ONE TENDS TO SMOLDER ON.
>> DOES IT MORE OR LESS EFFECTIVE TO HUMANS.
>> NONE OF THEM TO DATE HAVE SHOWN ANY SIGNIFICANCE ANYHOW DANCE IN THE ADAPTATION.
WHAT ABOUTOR MAMMALS, ARE YOU SEEING INCREASED INNEXTS THERE.
ACTUALLY QUITE A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIES TO INCLUDE BIG CATS AND ZOOLOGICAL PERFECTIONS.
MAYBE RELATED TO PROXIMITY TO SHOREBIRDS AND THOSE MAMMALS.
>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
A WAYS BACK IN THE COUNTY THERE WAS A POSITIVE TEST, WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
>> THAT WAS QUITE RECENT, OUR DETECTIONS IN THE COUNTY IN 2022 WERE FIRST DETECTIONS OF HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS.
>> WHAT DOES THE PUBLIC NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WILD FOUL?
IF THERE IS A BIRD HANGING AROUND YOUR YARD AND YOU HAVE A DOG OR CAT OUTSIDE?
>> THE RISK IS REALLY LOW TO PETS AND I GUESS, THE BIGGEST TAKE OM HESITATES AGE YOU COME ACROSS A DECEASED BIRD.
DON'T LET YOUR PETS, YOU KNOW, MACON TACT WITH IT.
IF IT'S ON YOUR PROPERTY WEAR GLOVES AND DISPOSE OF THAT DECEASED BIRD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> MITIGATION EFFORTS AROUND THE STATE, WHAT'S DONE RIGHT NOW.
>> THE EFFORTS E WE GET CALLED TO INVESTIGATE ANYMORE TAL -- ANY MORTALITY EVENTS.
I EAT COWS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO DATE.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THAT.
THE BIRD FLU IS SPREADING THROUGH THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT IN ARIZONA.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD EXPECT ME THOUGH SEE.
>> I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT.
>> THERE IS A CHALLENGE WE LOOK AT THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVEMENTS.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TESTING WE PROCESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SINCE THE OUTBREAK AND IT WAS FIRST DETECTED AT THE END OF MARCH.
WE HAD NO POSITIVE DETECTIONS TO DATE.
>> THAT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE WE HEAR ABOUT RECALLING AND THE FEDS ARE RECALLING.
FOR YOU, THE IDEA IS DON'T LET IT GET TO THE RECALL.
DON'T LET IT GET TO THE SHELVES.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THAT'S WHERE THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND OFFICE OF VETERINARIAN WERE SITUATED AT THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL.
TO INSURE THE PRODUCTS, IF THEY GET A DISEASE DETENTION.
IF THEY DON'T GET ON SHELVES.
>> THE LAST QUESTION, YOUR BOTTOM LINE WHERE DO WE EXTEND.
>> WE ARE FULLY ENGAGED THERE POSTURE OF READINESS.
AGAIN, JUST WANT TO STRESS THE OVERALL RISK IS VERY LOW AND THE SAFETY WITH RESPECT TO MILK PRODUCTS AND PASTEURIZATION WOULD ELIMINATE THE VIRUS.
THERE IS NO CONCERN THERE FOR HUMAN HEALTH.
>> REALLY QUICKLY, IS THERE A SEASONAL ELEMENT TO ANY OF THIS?
>> THERE IS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE VIRUSES THEY ARE HARBORED IN RESERVOIR SPECIES.
THEY ARE IN GEESE AND WATERFOWL.
THE LOW PATHOGENIC VIRUSES THEY FOLLOW THE MIGRATION PATTERNS OF THE WATERFOWL.
THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR FLY AWAYS.
THERE ARE PACIFIC AND CENTRAL ATLANTIC FLY AWAYS.
WHEN THEY GO TO THE ARCTIC, THE VIRUSES MIX AND MATCH AND COME BACK DOWN IN THE FALL.
>> SEASONED THAT SOMETHING.
DR. RYAN WOLKER.
STATE VETERINARIAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUMP.
>> THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE IS SOMETHING WE ALL SHARE.
YOU ARE SAFEGUARDING MORE THAN JUST MATTERS OF FINANCES AND INHERITANCE.
YOU ARE GUIDING FUTURE HEALTH DECISIONS, PROVIDING FOR LOVED ONES AND CREATING YOUR LEGACY.
THEY HELP YOU PROTECT THINGS THAT MATTER MOST.
PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE BY PLANNING YOUR FUTURE TODAY.
♪ >>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HOW THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS DEALING WITH THE REBEL VICTORY IN SYRIA.
THAT'S COMING UP AT 6:00 ON ARIZONA PBS.
IMPRINTS OF HONOR CONNECTS STUDENTS AND VETERANS FOR ONE- ON-ONE INTERVIEWS THAT WORK TO HONOR VETERANS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HELP DEVELOP FUTURE LEADERS.
* IMPRINTS OF HONOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MICHELLE DIMURO JOINS US NOW, ALONG WITH BARBARA HATCH, WHO FOUNDED THE PROGRAM.
>> STUDENTS SAW THE FILM SAVING PRIVATE RYAN AND WANTED TO KNOW MORE OF WHAT WENT ON.
AT THE TIME THEY WERE IN THE 70s.
WE REACHED OUT IN THE VALLEY.
>> YEAH,.
>> IT'S A PERFECT MATCH.
>> YEAH, TALK ABOUT THE MATCH.
THE STUDENTS JUST DO AN INTERVIEW TO MAKE SURE THE WORDS ARE NOT LOST.
>> THEY WILL CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW WITH THE VETERAN.
WE UTILIZE THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT AND SAMPLE QUESTION AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, THEY ARE TAUGHT WITH LISTENING SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY CAPTURE THIS AND ALSO, WHY DID THEY JOIN THE SERVICE AND HAVE GAINS FROM IT.
MAYBE ADDITIONAL CAREERS OR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
THEY ARE GETTING, NOT JUST FIRST PERSON HISTORY BUT THEY ARE GETTING A CHARACTER IN CIVIL EDUCATION AS WELL.
>> WHAT GRADE LEVELS?
>> SEVENTH THROUGH 12th.
WE WORK WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS AS WELL.
>> INTERESTING.
EACH STORY IS PRESERVED IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, IS THAT TRUE?
>> SOMETIMES YOU INHERIT A STORY THE OTHER WAY.
THEY ARE VIDEO TAPED.
COULD BE AUDIOTAPED.
THEY ARE ARCHIVED AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
I CAN STILL LISTEN TO THE TAPES FROM 21 YEARS AGO.
>> WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED DOING THIS, IS THIS WHAT YOU ENVISIONED?
>> NO, I WAS A CLASSROOM TEACHER AND TAUGHT HISTORY FOR 40 YEARS.
I MEAN THE VETERANS HAD BEEN COMING TO THE CLASSROOM ALL READY.
THIS IS A CHANCE TO GET DEEPER INTO THE STORIES THAT I WERE TELLING.
GOING TO THEIR HOMES AN INTERVIEW COULD LAST THREE HOURS.
>> I'M IN MY 11th YEAR AND STARTED OUT AS A CONSULTANT.
THEY WERE WORKING TO BRING ON THE FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
>> TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS ASKING THE QUESTIONS.
TRO TRAINS HERE.
>> YES, FOR VETERANS.
>> WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE FAMILIES.
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS AND THAT'S HOW THE STORY IS PRESERVED.
STUDENTS PUBLISH IT IN THE BOOK.
>> AS MANY AS 85% WOULD TELL US IT.
100% SAY THEY WOULD RECOMMEND ANOTHER VETERAN FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THEY ARE BUILDING ACADEMIC SKILLS AND WRITING AND HISTORY.
THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
THEY ARE DEVELOPING A MENTOR RELATIONSHIP WITH VETERANS.
>> SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVE YOU NOTICED A DIFFERENCE BEFORE THEY START THE INTERVIEW.
>> WE WATCH THEM AND I HAVE KNOWN THEM CLOSE TO 25 YEARS.
WHAT THEY BECOME AND VALUES, JUST ONE BOY AS A DOCTOR.
WHEN HE HAS TO TALK ABOUT FAMILIES, THE ELDERLY FAMILIES THE SKILLS HE LEARNED TALKING TO VETERANS HAS HELPED IN THE WHOLE LIFE.
IT'S QUITE.
OVERTIME, YOU ARE SO PROUD OF THEM THEY TEACH THEIR MEANT TO SURPASS YOU AND BECOME IMPRESSIVE.
THEY ARE THE BEST OF WHO THEY ARE.
>> THE IMPACT MUST BE REWARDING.
>> IT'S A WIN-WIN.
>> WHERE DO WE GO FOR PRINCE OF HONOR.
>> WE HAVE A WEBSITE AND VETERANS PAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND HOW THEY CAN SIGN-UP TO BE INVOLVED.
THERE IS ALSO A STUDENT SIDE.
HOW DO BRING THE PROGRAM TO YOUR SCHOOL OR PARTICIPATE AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
>> ALL RIGHT, MICHELLE AND BARBARA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUCCESS AND CONGRATULATE.
>> THANK YOU.
♪ .
>>>RENOWNED SAXOPHONIST J.
WHITE HAS A NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM OUT.
IT'S TITLED, "A J-WHITE CHRISTMAS."
WE'LL VISIT WITH J-WHITE IN A MOMENT, BUT OF NOTE: WHITE HAS PERFORMED ON "PLAYLIST 48," ARIZONA PBS'S DIGITAL SHOW THAT CONNECTS VIEWERS WITH MUSICIANS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
SEASON-3 KICKS OFF THIS SATURDAY WITH A HOLIDAY SPECIAL "FEATURING" J-WHITE.
NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED EVERY OTHER SATURDAY AT NOON ON ARIZONA PBS'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND ON OUR WEBSITE AT AZPBS.ORG.
YOU CAN USE THE Q-R CODE ON YOUR SCREEN TO SEE THE FIRST TWO SEASONS OF PLAYLIST 48 AND YOU CAN ALSO SUBSCRIBE.
NOW, LET'S GET TO OUR VISIT, EARLIER TODAY, WITH J-WHITE.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
A NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM.
WHY A HOLIDAY ALBUM?
>> IT'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO.
IT'S TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING AND MY FAMILY LOVES CHRISTMAS, I HAD TO PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE THIS YEAR.
>> SOME OF MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS YOU WILL ENJOY.
>> WHEN YOU HEAR THE PLAY BACK YOU HEAR THE SONGS AND INTERPRET THEM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND.
>> I TRY TO PUT MY STAMP ON MY MUSIC.
SOUL FOOD AND JAZZIER EDGE TO IT.
I PUT THAT TOGETHER THIS YEAR.
HE DOES DOES IT MAKE IT EASIER.
>> IT IS EASIER.
I HAD PRESENCE GOING UP AND IT'S EASY TO GET INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
>> TALK ABOUT GETTING YOU INTO MUSIC.
>> I BROUGHT THE NOTE HOME TO MY MOM.
SHE SAID YOU WILL GET IN THE BAND.
I WANTED TO FOCUS ON MUSIC.
I GOT SERIOUS AT 15.
I STARTED PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY AS AN ADULT.
>> WHEN YOU STARTED AT 10, WAS JAZZ AT THE BEGINNING.
WHEN DID IT TAKE ROOT?
>> AT THE AGE OF 15.
JOIN THE JAZZ BAND IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I REMEMBER TAKINGABLY FIRST SOLO.
I WAS HOOKED.
>> THAT WILL DO IT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT JAZZ.
A LOT OF IMPROVISATION WITH JAZZ.
WAS THAT ATTRACTIVE TO YOU?
>> YOU HAVE TO MAKEUP THINGS AS YOU GO AND STAND WITH THE FLOW OF THE MUSIC LIKE LIFE.
THAT'S WHY THE RESPOND HE WANTS FOR JAZZ MUSIC.
>> YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE GET IN MUSIC AND THEY GO.
WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS AND MAKE A MOVIE.
>> WELL, MY TEACHER WANTED ME TO GET INTO JAZZ REALLY BAD.
AROUND THE AGE OF 15 AND 16.
I EXCELLED AT PLAYING BY EAR.
I WAS ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT BEFORE I STARTED TO LEARN TO GET INTO THE KNITTY GRITTY.
>> YOU HAD YOUR CALLING EARLY AND STUCK TO IT.
ANY ROCKY ROADS ALONG THE WAY.
>> UPS AND DOWNS.
I NEVER STOPPED THE MUSIC.
>> WHO INSPIRED YOU.
I LOVE THE OLD SCHOOL CATS LIKE TONY PARKER.
I LOVELLED KIRK.
MY UNCLES WERE BOTH EMPLOYEESITIONS AND PLAYED WITH THE TEMPTATIONS AND FOUR TOPS.
I HAD MUSIC IN MY FAMILY AS WELL.
>> A LITTLE MORE POP ORIENTED.
DID YOU FIND THAT ATTRACTIVE AS WELL?
>> IT WAS ALL INTERTWINED.
A LOT OF THE PROGRESSIONS AND THINGS IS MORE THAN WHAT PEOPLE THINK.
>> PEOPLE THINK IT'S GETTING UP THERE AND PLAYING.
>> WE SPOKE EARLIER.
YOU KNOW THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.
>> GRADUATED AT THE GREEN MUSIC THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.
>> YEAH, WHEN YOU TEACH OR TAUGHT, YOU DON'T ANY MORE.
WHEN YOU TAUGHT, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL KIDS OR JAY WHITE 10, 12, 13, 14.
>> YOU WON'T GET IT BY OSMOSIS.
YOU HAVE TO STICK WITH IT.
TIMES YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE PLAYING.
JUST HAVE FUN.
DON'T TAKE IT AS SERIOUS.
YEAH, YEAH, WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU.
>> I'M HEADED TO MEXICO FOR THE JAZZ FESTIVAL.
OF COURSE THE ALBUM IS MOVING AROUND AND HEADED INTO 2025 AND KEEP THE GROUND MOVING MORE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR SUCCESS.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
CAN YOU PLAY US OUT OF THE SHOW.
>> I CAN DO THAT.
>> DO THAT PLEASE.
J.
WHITE.
HIS NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM IS A J.
WHITE CHRISTMAS.
HE WILL APPEAR ON THE PLAYLIST 48.
GIVE US A SHOT THERE JAY.
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