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Like any other Harvard applicant, I was well rounded—or insanely overscheduled—but jazz was a core component of my identity. I was in love with its lore, its improvisatory spirit, and I diligently practiced tenor sax an hour each day. I didn??t apply to conservatories, but my college list was limited to those that boasted strong jazz programs. I listened to the stuff almost exclusively until I was 17, and my application’s personal statement was 500 words of gushed, schmaltzier-than-Kenny G prose—I think...
...have found gigs in the real world, but luckily, there are a thousand Harvard organizations that need light jazz for cocktail parties, holiday functions, and formals of various stripes—and they prefer undergrads. We, of course, preferred audiences that came to listen, even if we didn??t necessarily merit them; but we didn??t mind making mood music as long as we were also making money, so we took all the gigs we could...
...eating hors d’oeuvres in our general vicinity. The group threw around money so that we could play with artists I’d idolized for a decade; even as my technical abilities stagnated, the largesse of Harvard gave me opportunities that friends who pursued music academically didn??t always have. As we realized our luck and the rare position we enjoyed, it became apparent to my bandmates and I that jazz was something the real world treated as background music...
...Even though Greene’s talents were notable, Moran had no idea that his student would garner such acclaim. “He was just a very smart Harvard undergraduate,” Moran said. “I was doing lots of stuff back then, I didn??t really recognize the gem he was.”—Staff writer Laura G. Mirviss can be reached at lmirviss@fas.harvard.edu...
...would be a tremendous loss if he didn??t play an important role in the economic and political future of this country,” Dershowitz said. “And I hope we don’t reject it because of moralistic hypocrisies...