Benjamin Lapidus is a Grammy-nominated musician and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, and The Graduate Center. As a scholar he has published widely on Latin music, and he has performed and recorded throughout the world as a bandleader and supporting musician.
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