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Seeds of Success - Alvin Queen

Seeds of Success - Alvin Queen

The extraordinary life and wisdom of a jazz drummer

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Alvin Queen is one of the best jazz drummers of all time. A child prodigy, he played with the greatest masters (Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Pharaoh Sanders... ) He is also a very nice person who has a lot of wisdom to transmit. He shows it beautifully in this first episode of "Seeds of Success".

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Budget

$50

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

33 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

11 November 2017

Country

Switzerland

Cast

Alvin Queen

Alvin Queen

Himself

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