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He played the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1981 and met John McLaughlin , Billy Cobham , who popularized him with Michael Brecker and other fusion stars .
He played the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1981 and met Michael Brecker , introducing him to John McLaughlin , Billy Cobham and other fusion stars .
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[no]

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He developed players like Nedko Nedev , Ivan Derventski , spas Kirov , Stefan Bogomilov , Bozhil Kolev , Stefan Yanev , Damjan Georgiev .
He developed players like Nedko Nedev , Ivan Derventski , Spas Kirov , Stefan Bogomilov , Bozhil Kolev , Stefan Yanev , Damyan Georgiev .
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[yes]

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He was the son of Eoin MacNeill , the founder of Irish Volunteers , whom Niall MacNeill later joined as an officer in the Irish Army .
He was the son of Eoin MacNeill founder of the Irish Volunteers which Niall MacNeill joined later becoming an officer in the Irish Army .
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[yes]

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On October 1 , 2005 the village of Ito District , from Hanazono , was merged into Katsuragi .
On 1 October 2005 , the village of Hanazono was merged from the district Ito with Katsuragi .
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[no]