Soundboard Presents: Why Black Movement in Music Matters—Culture and Groove for Contemporary Musicians

Piano Department Associate Professor Kevin Harris joins Assistant Professor of Dance Ruka White in an exploration of the important overlap of pan-African influenced dance, movement, and music in the United States, from swing rhythms, black gospel, and rent parties to hip-hop and neo-soul. The performance also will feature alumnus Tyson Jackson on drums and Associate Professor Mimi Jones on acoustic bass.

Soundboard is a Berklee Piano Department collective that explores the artistic and pedagogical development of students and faculty through diversity, equity, and broadened cultural perspectives.