Isaiah Jackson (conductor)

Isaiah Allen Jackson III (January 22, 1945 – December 24, 2025) was an American conductor and academic teacher. He was music director of the Royal Ballet in London from 1987 to 1990. From 2001, he served for seven years as conductor of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, as the first African-American to be appointed to a music directorship in the Boston area. He was a regular guest conductor for major orchestras in the United States, Europe, South Africa and Australia.

Jackson taught at Berklee College of Music, Harvard Extension School, and the Longy School of Music, among others. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Dayton for "orchestrating racial harmony and integrating music within the lives of the young".