| abstract | - Rivers comes from the delta region of Mississippi. He was classically trained on the clarinet, but fell in love with jazz and blues in his early teens. He quickly picked up other instruments to try those more known for jazz, but always seemed to come right back to his clarinet. At this time he also began to work on his voice. At the age of 17, he left home, finding his way to Step City in order to participate in the STEP project. After being raised in such a poor area, the idea of living somewhere for free just seemed almost too good to be true. He met up with some other jazz musicians from all over. Together they formed a band. He met and became close friends with Anita Morelli and Madeleine Lefebvre. V-Day proved that there was something truly wrong with the city. He was lucky enough to stick around with his band long enough to find his own abilities with vibe. The trio of Morelli, Lefebvre and Rivers stuck closer together and were never seen apart on nights that they would go out. And then I just need dance war histories and i can be done with this section!
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