Jazz Articles about Demetrius "DJ" Turner II

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Demetrius "DJ" Turner II: Hope For The Future

by Mikayla Gilbreath
June 17, 2008

We've all heard comments about jazz being “the music of old men," and an art form with a questionable future. Then along comes young Demetrius “DJ" Turner II, whose performances have garnered the admiration of thousands, before he's even old enough to drive a car! Jazz enthusiasts lucky enough to hear him play such old school classics as “Take Five," “'Round Midnight," and “Georgia On My Mind" frequently comment that “he doesn't play like a kid--he plays like a man!" ...