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Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown. Photo by Luca Vantusso

My Music with Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown

June 25, 2020 by: Amanda "Bonita" Mester

The following is Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and songwriter Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown discussing his new song, "Before Your Time," in his own words. 

“It's a really delicate time to make relevant, purposeful content right now. I feel that artists are the high priests of the global community. Artists have the highest responsibility and obligation to the community, because we control the culture. Music controls the pop culture of the global communi...

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