The Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice has announced that Grammy Award-winning performer, songwriter, actress, and producer Ledisi will be its first Artist In Residence this fall.
The institute focuses on equity in the jazz field and on the role that jazz can play in the larger struggle for gender justice.
“Ledisi’s residency marks a historic moment for the institute. I know her presence here at Berklee will be a gift to the students and greater artistic community on campus,” said the institute’s founder Terri Lyne Carrington.
The New Orleans-born artist, who is a favorite of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, has headlined nationally sold-out tours.
After a distinguished two-decade career, Ledisi earned her first Grammy in March 2021 for Best Traditional R&B Performance for her hit song “Anything for You.”
She has won 14 Grammy nominations, three Soul Train Music Awards, and a NAACP Theatre Award.
A celebrated actress on screen and stage, Ledisi reprised her role as Mahalia Jackson in the biopic Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story earlier this year.
A passionate advocate for the arts, lobbying for young musicians and protecting the rights of creatives, she is currently the president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Recording Academy.
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