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"Taking Charge: The Pauly Cohen Story" was screened at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival last month, with Pauly Cohen in attendance. The film, shot last year in south Florida, documents the life of trumpeter Pauly Cohen. Cohen, a retired South Florida Musicians Association member, has performed with or socialized with many jazz and pop cultural icons, including Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Jackie Gleason, Charlie Parker, and Artie Shaw. Cohen, who is now 91, still leads a big band in Margate every week.