“Dad would load them into an old Ford Econoline van and the boys would tell their stories, what they called their ‘past histories,’ and I would wedge in beside them and listen.”

Chicago is hosting this year’s International Jazz Day. NPR’s A Martinez speaks with Nate Chinen, who is covering the event for Philadelphia’s WRTI jazz station.

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