Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice presents the Kris Davis Trio featuring Robert Hurst and Johnathan Blake, with music from their new release, Run the Gauntlet.
Our special guest this week will be vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles.
"Sarah Elizabeth Charles is a vocalist on the rise, riding the momentum of two phenomenal previous releases: 2012’s RED and 2015’s Inner Dialogue. Those projects wedded Charles’s acute melodic sensibility to her incisive sociopolitical analysis, and on her latest release, Free Of Form, she strengthens those connections even more."—DownBeat
The Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice is hosting their final New Standards Jam of the semester! Taking place on Wednesday, December 6, with two sets at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., all musicians are invited to jam on tunes from the New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers. Lead sheets of tunes can be found here.
This jam will be hosted by the incredible JGJ faculty, along with a special surprise guest! All musicians are welcome at this event. As usual, the jam will take place at Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, a historic venue on the Boston jazz scene. Don't miss it!
The Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice is hosting another Gathering, this time with artist-in-residence Ledisi and founder/artistic director Terri Lyne Carrington! Both are powerhouse creatives, with tremendous success in many genres including jazz, soul, and R&B.
The Gathering is an ongoing series presented by the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. Events are open to the greater Berklee community and public, and feature performances, guest lectures, workshops, and discussions—all with gender and racial equity as a guiding principle.
