The Heights

Jamila Woods Takes the Stage for ISG’s Soul Music Series

Scott Greenhalgh • October 30, 2019

Most people have unknowingly heard Jamila Woods on some of Chance the Rapper’s hit songs, such as “Blessings” and “Sunday Candy.” The sold-out crowd at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISG),...

Soul and Stanzas Brings Sam Trump and Harold Green to the Gardner

Mary Wilkie • September 29, 2019

On Sept. 26, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISG) hosted the latest installation of its new music series, Thursdays Live. A collection of jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and spoken word performances, it...

Love and the Beauty of Humanity in Harold Green’s Words

Stephanie Liu • September 24, 2019

Poignant and lyrical like his poems, Harold Green’s normal speech is like a soft-spoken, rhythmic prose, sounding almost like poetry to his listener’s ears. He’s a spoken word performer,...

‘All American Boys’ at ISG Inspires and Connects Audience

Colleen Martin • April 9, 2019

A group of actors performed 'All American Boys,' an adaptation of the novel by Jason Reynolds and Brandon Kiely about a young boy who is assaulted by a cop at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on Thursday.

Jazzmeia Horn Honors Jazz at Gardner’s RISE Music Series

Colleen Martin • March 31, 2019

On Thursday, Jazzmeia Horn and Latrell James performed at ISG's RISE concert series.

‘Botticelli: Heroines + Heroes’ Exhibit Examines the Power of Storytelling

Isabel Fenoglio • February 19, 2019

The newest exhibit at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum combines the works of Renaissance artist Botticelli with contemporary cartoonist Karl Stevens to examine the role of storytelling in art throughout history.