Baset Azizi fled Afghanistan as a young trumpet player as hard-liners sought to ban Western music and punish players.
During the tortuous wait at airport arrivals, Baset Azizi made this empty vow:"I'll try not to cry." CBS NewsAzizi in 2016 when he was living in Afghanistan and sent a Facebook message to David Bilger, a trumpet player for the Philadelphia Orchestra. Azizi was looking for a mentor.
Azizi told him how hard-liners wanted Western music banned and the players punished. Azizi told CBS News he felt like he was risking his safety, but he played anyway.
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