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In this video interview done during the 2014 Jazz Cruise, drummer Willie Jones III talks about pianist, composer and bandleader Cedar Walton with whom the drummer had been playing for the last few years. Jones performed on the cruise with the late Walton's group (bassist David Williams and saxophonist Dmitri Baevsky) with Benny Green substituting for Walton on piano. Jones also discusses Green's commitment to the music and love of Walton. And the drummer reflects on the unique aspect of the cruise - from the audience to the musicians.

This interview is part of the In Person series of videos for JazzTimes magazine and was done by Lee Mergner, with video production by Melissa Mergner. For more interviews in this series, go to http://jazztimes.com/sections/inperson/articles.