WBUR: Berklee's Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Aims to Combat Sexism in Jazz

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WBUR: Berklee's Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Aims to Combat Sexism in Jazz

WBUR talks with Terri Lyne Carrington, Aja Burrell Wood, and Berklee student Samantha Spear about their experiences with inequity in the jazz world, as well as the institute's plans to address it.

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