Michael Wolff
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"Michael Blieden Wolff" is an American jazz pianist, composer, producer, and recording artist. He was honored as a Steinway Artist and obtained a Broadcast Music, Inc. award. Wolff has Tourette syndrome; he is the chairman of the Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) and is involved in mentoring children with Tourette's through the chapters of the TSA.

Wolff was the musical director for jazz singer Nancy Wilson (singer)/Nancy Wilson and later became the bandleader for the Fox Broadcasting Company/Fox syndicated late night talk show The Arsenio Hall Show/Arsenio Hall (1989–94), where he met Polly Draper/his wife when she appeared as a special guest.

Wolff provided the score and co-produced The Tic Code (1999). He also co-starred and produced the music for the film The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie/The Naked Brothers Band (2005). By early 2007, it became the pilot to the Nickelodeon (TV channel)/Nickelodeon The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)/musical comedy series of the same name, which he co-starred in with his sons—Nat Wolff/Nat and Alex Wolff/Alex—and earned a BMI Cable Award for producing the series' music. Wolff was the leader of the jazz band Impure Thoughts. Reconstructed as Wolff & Clark Expedition, it is a jazz-funk group.

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This summer I actually had the opportunity to play at Royal Albert Hall in London with my band, Bobby McFerrin and The African Children's Choir. There were over 6,000 people sitting in the audience with another 900 people standing. It was the most exciting experience, just totally amazing.

This is just a totally spectacular image, ... I can't get enough of these.

You may know that ABC has sent its senior correspondent home. So I guess my question is: Why should we stay? What's the value to us for what we learn at this million-dollar press center?

I think it is an understandable and pretty predictable course for him to take. Murdoch is a nervous guy. The idea that he might be missing out on something is awfully painful. But he is just dipping his toes in. Why buy these? Partly because he can afford them. He's not making big bets here.

I mean no disrespect, but ...

All Roads Lead to Rove.

Let's focus on what the big deal is here.

When the source is a story. That's a softball question.

What happens, ... is that people say, well if you've changed that, what else have you changed? If you've manipulated that, what else have you manipulated?