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Kiwi jazzman pays tribute to a version of his father he didn’t know

Graham Reid
By Graham Reid
Music writer·New Zealand Listener·
19 Apr, 2025 05:00 PM3 mins to read

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When Mark De Clive-Lowe's father died in 2011, he found photos and letters from his father's time in Japan and came to see a different person, a young man with a zest for life, than the strict and overbearing man he knew. Photo / Supplied

When Mark De Clive-Lowe's father died in 2011, he found photos and letters from his father's time in Japan and came to see a different person, a young man with a zest for life, than the strict and overbearing man he knew. Photo / Supplied

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