Events

Berklee Africana Studies celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with an all-star lineup of performers highlighting the power of Black creative expression featuring local and national artists who have made an impact within the past half century.

Bassist, steel drummer, composer, and educator Ron Reid presents arrangements and compositions from the Afro-Caribbean tapestry of revered and secular songs, arranged for an eclectic jazz sextet. 

Join us for an evening with Boston broadcasting legend Carmen Fields as she discusses her new book Going Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band. The book discusses her father, big band leader Ernie Fields, and how he and the band dealt with the issue of racial segregation in the Jim Crow South.
 

Students from the summer gospel performance program take the stage of the Berklee Performance Center with gospel recording artist VaShawn Mitchell.

Dr. Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Ph.D. joins us on Thursday, April 20 for a lecture on Black art entitled “Curatorial Chronicles: Black Women Artists.”

This event will highlight the topic of women and the music of the African diaspora. Specifically, it will highlight women of the African diaspora and their involvement in the musics of the diaspora.

The group is on a nationwide tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Herbie’s “Head Hunters” album, which was the formative event for the band and the first platinum jazz album in history. Students will present 2-3 selections. Members Bill Summers, Mike Clark, Kyle Roussel, Chris Severin, and Donald Harrison will offer commentary and insights as they reflect on the student performances. 

Come out and experience this exciting engagement.