Robert Glasper

Robert Glasper is a Houston based jazz pianist, composer, songwriter, and producer who has emerged as a crucial artist in contemporary music with his ability to seamlessly merge jazz, R&B, and hip-hop into a single, unitary, and natural voice (see his Black Radio series). He has a soft, low-key style on the piano that would have been quite at home in any hip nightclub in the '60s. He is also exceptional in his melodic, expansive improvisations that give some Keith Jarrett vibes with bits and pieces of Herbie Hancock also coming through. His main outlets are The Robert Glasper Trio, which tends to be more in the classical music genre, and The Robert Glasper Experiment, which gives him the experimental playground for his fusion work and explore hip-hop rhythms, R&B grooves, and also produce more political work in general. Outside of the jazz world, he is probably best known for his collaboration with Kendrick Lamar.