<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3>In a message dated 2/9/03 6:31:08 PM Central Standard Time, luda@arnet.com.ar writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">``As far as jazz, most of the leading exponents in the various styles have<BR>
been in this country and so no desire to look further. ``<BR>
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what about in present days...., are there more and better jazz band<BR>
outside...USA?<BR>
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Luis Daniel Flores</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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It is hard to say as there is less and less interest in any kind of jazz here in the US.<BR>
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Jim Beebe</FONT></HTML>