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Transcript: Liane Hansen Interviews Saxophonist John Harle
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- NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
- Article date:
- September 10, 1995
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John Harle is a classically trained musicians who combines his classical
background with jazz to compose many musical pieces for the sax including
his latest recording ``Sax Drive.''
LIANE HANSEN, Host: When John Harle was 16, his father took him to
Westminster Abbey for a concert by Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
At the time, the British-born Harle was studying classical clarinet.
But, he was so dazzled by Johnnie [s] Hodge's [sp] performance on
saxophone, he decided at that moment to take up that instrument.
However, Harle didn't sever his classical roots. He's devoted his
career to classical saxophone performance and has worked with composers
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