Reggie Harris is a musician, storyteller and educator who has been a vibrant force in musical, educational and historical circles for over 35 years. Steeped in the tradition of African-American spirituals, folk, gospel, rock, and the music of civil and human rights, Reggie’s writing, research, field work and recordings have amassed an amazing repertoire of African-American music, blending spirituals and freedom songs, the old with the new. A songwriter of great depth and passion, his songs reveal thoughts about life and love and some of the deep aspects of the human experience, and cover topics from his own personal journey to world issues and history.
Reggie has been affiliated with the John F Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education program for over two decades, offering both multimedia performances for students and communities as well as an in-depth workshop for educators at all grade levels. As a founding artist in the John F. Kennedy Center’s Changing Education Through the Arts program, he is a committed teacher and advocate for lifelong learning. His Arts In Education Concert I Have a Dream: How Martin Climbed the Mountain skillfully uses stories and music to show how the contributions of Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, Benjamin Banneker (inventor), Satchel Paige (sports star), and others helped young Martin become a man who changed the world and add to the fabric of our nation.
Reggie currently serves as a Musical Education Director and is a board member of the UU Living Legacy Project, an organization committed to increasing the knowledge of the Modern Civil Right movement, and he works to pass on relevant lessons in keeping with the present-day struggle for human rights. He continues to write, tour and record new music in a career dedicated to the mission of education, inspiration and justice. Since 2016, he has worked with Greg Greenaway on Deeper Than the Skin.
October 4 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Greenwich Village Folk Festival: Live 40th Anniversary Concert