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"I've been kicked out, thrown out, of every orchestra I've ever played in - and I think that's due to my love of improvisation,'' he said. "My teacher referred to that as jazz musician ADD."
"When I left the Latin band [at [Booker T. Washington]], my teacher asked me, 'Where else on earth are you going to get to play music like this?'" said [Juan Chavez]. "I said to him, 'I have no clue, but I'll find it.' Fortunately, I did- I came to Berklee. There were more people playing this music than I could ever have imagined.""Since I was very young, I've known exactly what I wanted to do - be a performer," he said. "I feel that as long as I'm working hard to accomplish that goal, if I don't doit my way, I'll regret it."See the full content of this document
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Fiery 22-Year-Old Hits Hub Stage Twice Today
Berklee College of Music student and bandleader Juan Chavez brings Díle, his eight-piece Afro Cuban orchestra, to the fourth annual Kendall Square Concert Series and the second annual Harbor Sounds: Berklee at the Institute of Contem...
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