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Eric in the Evening 4/28/13

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Music from Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Robert Hurst, and more.

Eric in the Evening 4/21/13

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Music from the Verve Jazz Ensemble, Wayne Shorter, Giacomo Gates, and more. 

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Eric in the Evening 4/14/13

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Eric in the Evening 4/7/13

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Music from Charles Mingus, Jaleel Shaw, Eric Alexander (pictured), and more. 

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