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By Ted Panken Ambrose Akinmusire imparts to younger musicians the knowledge and wisdom he’s gleaned during a remarkable career that’s still unfolding in surprising ways. For Ambrose Akinmusire, the propagational characteristic of the banyan — the sacred East Indian fig tree whose roots rise up as its massive branches hang down and sprawl outward, transforming...