Daniel Rubin: Ex-Roots bassist has what kids need to hear
Forty minutes into his master class, Leonard Nelson Hubbard still hasn't picked up his bass.
Instead, he's pulling more pearls from his leather-bound journal, lessons learned from 15 years on the road with the Roots, the Grammy-winning Philadelphia hip-hop band he left last year. »Read story
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(PETER TOBIA / Inquirer Staff Photographer)
Leonard Nelson Hubbard's audience at Philadelphia's Sine Studios includes students (from left) Reuben Kickstein, 14, a singerand drummer; Martin Wesby, 15, a drummer; and Amir Handy, 13, a guitarist. The young musicians also got to record.




