Butch Warren's blues [VIDEO]

Seeded on Tue Jun 3, 2008 1:53 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

After years spent on and off the streets, bassist Butch Warren—once a sideman sought-after by jazz titans—now struggles to stay on his feet.

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Conveying The Tragedy In Darfur

Seeded on Tue Jun 3, 2008 1:41 PM EDT (MSNBC - The Daily Nightly)

The story in Darfur and now Chad is hard to understand. Cutting these pieces with my editor Bev Chase, we struggle with a way to visually explain the enemy so that it registers with viewers.

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A jazz giant, making music to make ends meet

Seeded on Tue Jun 3, 2008 1:36 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

"I really enjoyed working with Herbie Hancock—he was nice to be around, he was nice to talk to," says Butch Warren, matter-of-factly. "But he went with Miles Davis and I went with Thelonious Monk, and I didn't get a chance to play with him anymore.

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