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North Carolina Central University Student Wins Top Jazz Scholarship Jawan Davidson | Photo courtesy of NCCU One of Durham’s best-kept secrets is the Jazz Studies program at North Carolina Central University. Starting with its current stalwart faculty whose ranks include trumpeter Al Strong, saxophonist Brian Horton, and vocalist Lenora Helm Hammonds, the program has produced a cornucopia of impressive musicians—too many to name here—who have left one helluva mark in the world of music: bass guitarist Chip Shearin who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work on “Rapper’s Delight,” Grammy award-winning pianist Albert “Chip” Crawford who is musical director for transcendent vocalist Gregory Porter, and Leon Pendarvis, musical director for 

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