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Defection of Soviet Jazz Musicians Reaches United States
Two Soviet musicians, bassoonist Igor Berechts 31 and clarinetist Boris Midney 27, defected in Tokyo and sought political asylum in the United States claiming they want to play real jazz. They said they had secretly practiced jazz in Moscow for years and hoped to join U.S. bands, awaiting air freight of their instruments from Tokyo via West Germany while U.S. officials facilitate their asylum process.
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