you head up the berklee college of music global jazz institute. >> yes. >> hinojosa: you head up the panamanian jazz festival that you created. you live in boston. >> yes. >> hinojosa: and you give so much back in terms of your music to the world. it's really an honor to have you here. >> it's my honor, too. >> hinojosa: when people think about jazz, sometimes they think it's a solid american traditional music. you grew up in panama, and in fact, panama and jazz, there's a lo htory there. i mean, you're panamanian, latin jazz, but this is not new, right? >> yes. actually, there has been a significant contribution from panamanians to jazz, actually. one of them started with luis russell. he made a fantastic contribution with louis armstrong. they made some records. he grew up in panama until he was 17 years old. he won a lottery, actually, to come to the united states. >> hinojosa: and there's also... you were telling me this other story-- billie holiday, "strange fruit," which is the billie holiday song. >> yeah, the piano player in that recording is sonny white, actually. >> hinojosa