We're in a tiny downtown Manhattan rehearsal space.

There's a piano, bass amp, drum kick, We're in a tiny downtown Manhattan rehearsal space.

There's a piano, bass amp, drum kit, and no AC.

It's so hot today that Art takes his shirt off to play.

To anyone else, this would look ridiculous.

A distinguished jazz legend, rehearsing with no shirt.

But to me, at 20 years old, art looks like a king.

Over the course of his career, legendary jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard has won five Grammy Awards,

scored over 60 films including the works of director Spike Lee, and has composed two operas staged

by the New York Metropolitan Opera. But growing up in New Orleans, Terrence is just a shy kid, with a lot of uncertainty about his

future.

It's only with the guidance of his teachers, band leaders, and confidants that he starts to see

that the future he wants is actually possible.

This week, Terence tells the story of how the many

mentors he encountered in life gave him the confidence to experience his true potential.

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music and mindfulness prompts, so that we

may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories. And that can lead to improvements

in our own inner lives. From Wait What, this is meditative story.

I'm Rohan, and I'll be your guide. The body relaxed.

The body breathing.

Your sense is open, your mind open.

Meeting the world.

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