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Robert Glasper
Robert Andre Glasper (born April 5, 1978) is an American pianist and record producer. He has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards and has won three Grammys and one Emmy Award. His 2012 album Black Radio won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards. His 2014 album Black Radio 2 was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 56th Grammy Awards. The song "These Walls", on which Glasper plays keys, from Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp A Butterfly won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 57th Grammy Awards. The soundtrack for the film Miles Ahead, for which Glasper was a producer, won Best Soundtrack Compilation at the 58th Grammy Awards. The song "Letter to the Free", written with Common for the Ava DuVernay documentary 13th, won the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
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Blue Note Jazz Festival Expands With Napa Valley Event Ft. Dave Chappelle & Robert Glasper

Blue Note Jazz Festival will expand to the West Coast with its first ever outdoor, multi-day and multi-stage event at Charles Krug Winery in California’s Napa Valley on July 30th and 31st. Hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle, the festival will showcase Napa Valley food and wine culture and feature keyboardist Robert Glasper as artist-in-residence.
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Maxwell And Robert Glasper To Headline Blue Note Jazz Festival

Click here to read the full article. Blue Note Jazz Festival is getting an upgrade. For the first time, it will be held as an outdoor, multi-day, multi-stage event in Napa Valley on July 30 and 31. Grammy-winning musician Robert Glasper will serve as its first Artist-In-Residence, with his set hosted by Dave Chappelle. Joining Glasper will be special guests Erykah Badu, Ledisi, D Smoke, Terrace Martin, and BJ The Chicago Kid.More from VIBE.comPJ Morton Chooses Fluidity While Justine Skye Chooses Violence In This New R&B RoundupSZA To Headline Outside Lands 2022 This SummerDJ Jazzy Jeff Defends Will Smith Slapping Chris...
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Monday Mix: Denzel Curry and Robert Glasper, Angel Olsen, Anand Wilder

Denzel Curry feat. Robert Glasper — “Melt Session #1″. Last month, Denzel Curry returned from a three-year hiatus with a new album called “Melt My Eyez See Your Future.” The opening track, “Melt Session #1,” features pianist/producer extraordinaire Robert Glasper setting the table with a luscious blend of rolling rhythm and haunting harmonies. Curry spills his confessional lyrics all over the song with a relentless flow that’s so effective it doesn’t require a hook to grab your attention.
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Robert Glasper - Why We Speak (feat. Q-Tip & Esperanza Spalding)

In 2012, jazz pianist Robert Glasper's fifth album, Black Radio, was a breakout success. It landed him the Grammy for Best R&B Album, while at the same time, hitting #1 on the Billboard jazz charts. The following year, Black Radio 2 was met with similar success, winning the Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the track "Jesus Children of America" featuring Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Now, in 2022, he's released the latest installment, Black Radio III, where he continues to defy categorization and embrace collaboration. Featured guests include India.Arie, Meshell Ndegeocello, Killer Mike, Common, Ty Dolla $ign, and on today's KEXP Song of the Day, Esperanza Spalding and Q-Tip.
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Robert Glasper talks 'Black Radio III,' reclaiming jazz

New York -- Acclaimed musician Robert Glasper's magic-infused fingers have touched everything from jazz to hip-hop to R&B, and now he's included TV series music on his resume by co-scoring the new shows "Bel-Air" and "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty." The pianist's musicianship can't be trapped in any one category -- and that's how he prefers it.
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Robert Glasper talks ‘Black Radio III,’ reclaiming jazz

New York (AP) — Acclaimed musician Robert Glasper’s magic-infused fingers have touched everything from jazz to hip-hop to R&B, and now he’s included TV series music on his resume by co-scoring the new shows “Bel-Air” and “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” The pianist’s musicianship can’t be trapped in any one category — and that’s how he prefers it.
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