A lot of people in the jazz community are looking at how much notoriety we're getting. And we're … - Robert Glasper

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Our only teachers and role models for our young men cannot be, you know, videos, and, the hip hop community.

Robert Glasper

A lot of people in the jazz community are looking at how much notoriety we're getting. And we're an inspiration to a lot of young people, because now there's something new they can aim for that's in their grasp. Because a lot of times when you attend a jazz college it's all about the history, none of the teachers there are forward-thinking, for the most part, so they don't teach you how to be yourself and embrace the music around you.

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