Robert Glasper is one of the founders of a new sound that has changed the face of a genre. For Don Cheadle's 2016 Miles Davis biopic, Miles Ahead, the pianist curated the soundtrack and wrote original music, which included contributions from Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Gary Clark, Jr. Robert Glasper is part of the Baby boomers generation. New York City nightclubs come and go in the blink of an eye. She also led… For Glasper’s 2004 debut album, he brought in Hurst and Reid, this giving the recording a secure base from which to develop a pleasing set. On this set, with the piano-bass-drums format expanded on occasion by Bilal and tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, Glasper ranged through the many styles that form his musical background. Available with an Apple Music subscription. Inspired to play piano by his mother, a gospel pianist and vocalist, Glasper attended Houston's High School for the Performing Arts. Discover what happened on this day. Denzel Curry, Terrace Martin and James Poyser 2020. Although rooted in the jazz piano tradition of musicians such as Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, Glasper brings to his playing elements of the hip-hop and alternative rock music that surrounded him as a child. Remaining in the city, Glasper later found work in various settings, playing engagements and sometimes recording with bands led by trumpeters Terence Blanchard, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton and Jeremy Pelt and with singers Carmen Lundy and Carly Simon. b. We have 1 release for Robert Glasper Trio: Mood. He’s worked extensively with Q-Tip, playing keyboards on the rapper’s 2008 album The Renaissance and co-writing the album single “Life Is Better” which featured his label mate Norah Jones. 216K likes. She took him with her to club dates rather than leave her son with babysitters. By the age of 12, Glasper had begun playing piano in that…. Vocalist Bilal was featured on "All Matter," Glasper's first Grammy-nominated recording (for Best Urban/Alternative Performance). She also led…. Later in the year, Glasper and Blue Note released Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP. The Robert Glasper Experiment returned to the studio in early 2016 with a different M.O. Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and producer with recordings for Blue Note, well-versed in jazz history as well as contemporary R&B and hip-hop. The Seventies saw many women's rights, gay rights, and environmental movements. Phoelix from Dinner Party Producer credit: Robert Glasper 1978, Texas, USA. In 2009, Glasper released the forward-thinking Double Booked, which featured a mix of modal post-bop and funky, '80s Herbie Hancock-inspired numbers with two separate bands. Robert Glasper has long kept one foot planted firmly in jazz and the other in hip-hop and R&B. b. Born in Texas, United States, on April 5, 1978, Robert Glasper is best known for being a pianist. The following year, the Robert Glasper Experiment (then including Hodge and Benjamin with drummer Mark Colenburg) returned with their equally star-studded sophomore album, Black Radio 2. These tracks were followed by five more originals by his electric band, dubbed the Robert Glasper Experiment, featuring Dave, electric bassist Derrick Hodge, and Casey Benjamin on saxes and vocoder. Glasper and his trio-mates, bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Damion Reid, are making good time today; they’ve already wrapped a couple of songs, each in a single take. The album's pre-release single was a reading of Radiohead 's "Reckoner"; it was released in April, followed two months later by the album, which was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental album. Rules 5.0. b. Grammy-nominated in the Best R&B Album category, it didn't win, but its cover of Stevie Wonder's "Jesus Children of America" took the award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. His award-winning career straddles the worlds of hip-hop, jazz, and neo-soul. Trio members hardly seems to be cooperative, but they amazingly fuse into a beautiful harmony. The album's pre-release single was a reading of Radiohead's "Reckoner"; it was released in April, followed two months later by the album, which was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental album. According to FamousDetails, he was born in the Year of the Horse.Though best known for his Grammy-winning R&B album Black Radio, this jazz pianist and music producer also recorded several other albums on the Blue Note label, including Canvas, In My Element, and Double … His works consist of mellow, harmonically complex compositions that also reveal a subtle hip-hop influence. Glasper reimagined classic tracks with an all-star list of collaborators who included Wonder, Muldrow, Erykah Badu, Hiatus Kaiyote, and John Scofield. Raised in Houston, Texas, Glasper took an early interest in music and began playing piano under the approving eye of his mother who played piano for the local church. Remaining in the city, Glasper later found work in various settings, playing engagements and sometimes recording with bands led by trumpeters Terence Blanchard, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton and Jeremy Pelt and with singers Carmen Lundy and Carly Simon. Hear Glasper… Three years later, the Robert Glasper Experiment (with a slew of guest vocalists) issued their first stand-alone album, Black Radio, for Blue Note, which sought to blur the boundaries between jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and rock & roll. The mixtape Fuck Yo Feelings (2019) best exemplifies Glasper's obstinate resistance to expectations and devotion to spontaneous interplay. Band Members: Casey Benjamin (saxophone, Robert Glasper Trio: Robert Glasper (piano), vocoder), Vicente Archer (bass), Damion Reid (drums)Robert Glasper Experiment: Robert Glasper (keys), Mark Colenburg(drums), Derrick Hodge (bass) Hometown: Houston, Texas 9th Wonder, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Pete Rock were among those who participated. This Changes Everything (2019) by Robert Glasper and Buddy feat. The Dinner Party EP arrived in July 2020, featuring collaborations with Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, and 9th Wonder. Glasper and Dave are common to both units, the drummer having started out with The Experiment before also being incorporated into the more jazz oriented trio. EP • Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington. Glasper also recorded a Davis tribute album, Everything's Beautiful, celebrating what would have been the trumpeter's 90th birthday. The pianist released his debut album, Mood, on Fresh Sound New Talent in 2004. The first of these was his trio with drummer Chris Dave and upright bassist Vicente Archer; they recorded five originals and a cover of Thelonious Monk's "Think of One." Glasper, Archer and Reid—who form the original trio featured on Glasper’s first two Blue Note albums: Canvas (2005) and In My Element (2007)—reconvened at the legendary Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California in December to record Covered in front of an intimate live audience.