This implies either boring courses or a very good jazz program. It could also be a commentary on the sort of young people who are interested in playing the music, or in attending Harvard, these days. Or in a larger sense, our times in general offer more choice. Like an undergraduate sports star who can't wait, Braden turned pro after his junior year. It involves about 20 cues, most of them only seconds long.
Some shows repeat the same ones week after week.
Cosby likes to change his. Alternatives are not lacking. His father always talked about options. Still, no doubt about it, to be part of ''the great lineage of the amazing American tradition called jazz'' tops his list. You never hear a discouraging word.