But then Kirill Soldatov appeared on the stage… Fist Marsalis was listening with bated breath, then he looked over Kirill’s shoulder to see his fingers furiously moving in the passage, smiled his Marsalis smile and lifted his hands in astonishment.
“Guys like him are born once in a hundred years” – said the great trumpet-player when the music was over, and patted the “guy” on his shoulder…