Word: younger
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...younger members of the audience--brothers and sisters of graduates--said they didn't have great expectations for the ceremony to begin with and were pleasantly surprised by the speeches...
...international concerns of the school have become better institutionalized and the composition of faculty has become younger, more attuned to the research and academic needs of the school alongside the professional dimension," he said...
...music's soul goes on, the success of other young jazz stars in the '90s, from saxophonist Joshua Redman to pianist Eric Reed, is proof of Marsalis' influence. "I've played 150 concerts a year for 15 years," he says. "It helped to rebuild the jazz audience. Younger musicians see you play, and they get inspired to practice. Older musicians, maybe their confidence has sagged a little, see the younger generation coming out, playing the music, and it gives them confidence. Just playing regenerates things...
Marsalis, 34, comes from a musical family and a musical city. His father Ellis is a pianist and educator; his elder brother Branford is a saxophonist; and one of his younger brothers, Delfeayo, is a trombone player. In New Orleans, a city as overflowing with jazz players as a bubbling pot of gumbo, Wynton was an early standout, a musical prodigy. As a teenager he played with drummer Art Blakey. Before Marsalis turned 22, he recorded a classical album that won a Grammy...
Neither Bibigate nor the self-satisfied smirk nor the American manner prevented Israelis from going for the whole package, not just the polish but the steel underneath. If the younger, tougher, smoother candidate raced to the top almost before his resume built up to it, the slimmest of majorities was persuaded that his youthful energy and conservative caution hold the greater promise. Voters concluded that Bibi's there is there, and it belongs in the Prime Minister's office...