Dr. John Paul McGee, Berklee’s assistant chair of piano, will guide a discussion with a group that includes Cheryl “Salt” James of Salt-N-Pepa about the influence of jazz and R&B on early hip-hop.
Ethnomusicologist Emmett G. Price III unpacks Evenings at the Village Gate and the enduring power of a sound so bold and liberated that some critics dismissed it as "anti-jazz."
Naomi Westwater M.M. '18 is the managing director of Beats by Girlz Boston and the creator of BBG Fest.
Naomi Westwater M.M. ’18, managing director of Beats by Girlz Boston, created BBG Fest to empower creators who are often marginalized in the fields of music production and technology.