WBUR-FM: From Back Door Gigs to Duke Ellington's Orchestra, Boston's Harry Carney Made the Saxophone Sing

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WBUR-FM: From Back Door Gigs to Duke Ellington's Orchestra, Boston's Harry Carney Made the Saxophone Sing

WBUR-FM ran a feature story on the radio and online about Harry Carney, legendary saxophonist for the Ellington Orchestra, and his roots in Boston. Professor Lauren Sevian and retired professor Danny Harrington were interviewed for the story, and the saxophone was photographed on display in Berklee’s Africana Studies Center.

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