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> [When I was about seventeen, I had a group called the Young Jazz Giants. We played all originals. When we would finish playing, people would be like, 'Oh my God, that was so nice, that was so great.' But Pops…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamasi-washington/when-i-was-about-seventeen-i-had-a-group-called-the-young-jazz-giants/)

[Kamasi Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamasi-washington/)

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