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International Songwriting Competition Awards Grand Prize to Jazz Trumpeter Shunzo Ohno

International Songwriting Competition Awards Grand Prize to Jazz Trumpeter Shunzo Ohno

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The International Songwriting Competition has awarded its 2014 Grand Prize to jazz trumpeter Shunzo Ohno. Ohno has been described as modest and seemingly shy, and he has overcome health challenges in his life that would have potentially ended any musician's career. Surviving both a serious car accident in which his teeth and lips were permanently damaged and a later bout of throat cancer which forced him to relearn his playing, with his efforts inspiring a biography and documentary in Japan ...

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