Had you been watching The Tonight Show with Jay Leno one Monday night last March, you might have seen pianist Robert Glasper leading his Experiment band from the NBC studios in Burbank, Calif. Had you preferred the Late Show with David Letterman, you might have seen bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding front a horn-heavy ensemble [...]
Robert Glasper’s ‘Consequences of Jealousy’ ft. Meshell Ndegeocello, Georgia Ann Muldrow Remix
October 4, 2012 | Posted by
Jazz/hip-hop pianist Robert Glasper has been working overtime to drag jazz kicking and screaming into the 21st century. He put out the groundbreaking Black Radio earlier this year; the rare jazz record that doesn’t just aim to push the genre forward, but actually succeeds. Not satisfied to have merely found a new avenue for jazz [...]
Robert Glasper on Jazz, Blending Genres, ‘Black Radio’ – Video
July 6, 2012 | Posted by
Robert Glasper has been a rising star in the jazz world ever since he made his debut eight years ago. But despite the acclaim, in many ways, he felt like he was operating in a vacuum. That’s because the pianist yearned for recognition outside the genre, which he says has done a poor job of [...]
Robin Thicke Moving Beyond Black Radio
May 28, 2012 | Posted by
Singer Robin Thicke feels like his role in “Duets” will introduce him to a new audience. “All my music lives on black radio. So, TV is a huge opportunity to be seen by everyone in Middle America and all those other places where I don’t really tour,” admits Thicke to the Hollywood Reporter. “I’ve really [...]
