Events

Join Terri Lyne Carrington, founder of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, and scholar-in-residence Lara Pellegrinelli for a behind-the-scenes look at the Jazz Counts research study.

Join us for an exciting night featuring ensembles from the Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice (JGJ) followed by a JGJ faculty jam including Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Neal Smith, and more. 

The Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice presents a panel discussion about the documentary This Changes Everything. The panel features CEO of the Geena Davis Institute Madeline Di Nonno, JGJ visiting scholar Lara Pellegrinelli, a representative from the ACLU, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

The Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice welcomes Yessaï Karapetian, a multi-instrumentalist with an ambitiously wide approach to contemporary jazz. 

Ahead of his Red Room at Cafe 939 appearance, Kassa Overall visits the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice as a special guest for the Gathering.

The Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice (JGJ) presents its second Grand Gathering, with special guests JGJ artist-in-residence Marquis Hill, Kris Davis, Terri Lyne Carrington, Christiana Hunte, Val Jeanty, and Matthew Stevens. 

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.

Join us for an evening with the German saxophonist Angelika Niescier and her trio partners Tomeka Reid (cello) and Savannah Harris (drums) in performance and conversation. Organized in partnership with the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, these talented and successful jazz musicians share from their experiences as women in a still very much male-dominated genre in a conversation with Berklee students and faculty. The trio, known for its exhilarating intensity and captivating interplay, then performs a live set to end the evening on a musical note.

The Gathering is an ongoing series presented by the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice (JGJ). 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. This week, JGJ welcomes composer and percussionist John Hollenbeck.

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.