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Ragtime Revelations with Reginald Robinson

Clip: 9/19/2017 | 9m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

Ragtime melodies by a MacArthur genius and Chicago native.

Thirteen years ago Reginald Robinson was awarded a genius grant from the MacArthur Foundation. At a young age, he was introduced to ragtime piano at a Chicago public school through the Urban Gateways program. Robinson joins us in discussion and performance.

09/19/2017 | Rating NR

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