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Jazz great Getz plays life out to its fullest / Diagnosis strengthens commitment to music
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Stan Getz takes life one note at a time.
Since being diagnosed with cancer in 1987, the jazz great says
he's been committed to living each day to its fullest. He makes
that commitment part of his music, too, dedicating himself fully to
each note.
"I'm more appreciative of what is and what I am," the tenor
saxophonist said during a phone interview from his Malibu, Calif.,
home. "We take a lot of things for granted."
Getz, who will perform Saturday at The ARK Jazz Classic, doesn't
tour as much as he once did. He's been busy battling the liver
cancer and lymphoma that have afflicted ...
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