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WTIU continues its exploration of the Hoosier state with a new series, Journey Indiana.

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Jazz Crossroads of America: Birth of the Cool

February 25, 2016

In 1967, David Baker helped start the IU Jazz Studies program, one of the first in the nation; today, the program is considered one of the best in the world.

To learn more about David Baker, or other fantastic Hoosier jazz musicians, visit WFIU’s “Night Lights” program page at:  indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights.

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