Glasper grew up in Houston, Texas, US and was raised in a musical family. His mother was a professional jazz and blues singer, and her music deeply impacted Glasper’s passion for music. Glasper first started to play the piano in church and it was in church where he would begin to develop his sound. Glasper would later attend the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City where he developed his techniques as a jazz performer. While attending the New School, Glasper met the neo-soul singer Bilal and began collaborating with him regularly.
As Glasper’s music started to gain recognition in the community he soon ended up collaborating with recognizable artists like Q-Tip, Kanye West, J Dilla, Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, and Jay-Z.In 2004 Glasper released his debut album “Mood”. The album featured some of Glasper’s original music as well as renditions of jazz standards such as Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage”. In 2005 Glasper released his major label debut “Canvas” through Blue Note Records. The album featured Bilal on vocals and all original music except for a cover of Herbie Hancock’s song “Riot”. The album was presented in a progressive jazz and post-bop format, which incorporated complex time signatures and chord progressions. The album also contains the smooth sounds of the Fender Rhodes piano, which has a bell like quality.In 2006 Glasper released his third album “In My Element”, which was a commercial success reaching the No. 9 position on the Billboard’s US Top Jazz Albums.
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The album showed Glasper performing another cover of “Maiden Voyage”, but this time it segued into a cover of Radiohead’s “Everything in Its Right Place”. In 2009 Glasper released the album “Double-Booked”, which consisted of one half of the album being performed by an acoustic piano trio and the other half of the album being performed by a band that used electric instruments. The album contained a diverse range of songs that were presented in a traditional jazz format as well as songs that were presented with funk elements. The album contained a cover of Thelonious Monk’s song “Think of One” and also contained guest appearances by Mos Def and Bilal. The album also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the song “All Matter”.In 2012 Glasper took a step back from traditional jazz music and released the album “Black Radio”, which combined jazz elements with hip-hop, soul, and R&B.
The album contained guest appearances from many soul and hip-hop artists like Lalah Hathaway, Lupe Fiasco, and Mos Def. The album also contained mostly original music, but also a diverse selection of cover songs such as David Bowie’s “Letter to Hermione” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. The album reached the No. 1 position on Billboard’s US Top Jazz Albums chart and the No. 15 position on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album also won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and received a Grammy nomination for the song “Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)”.In 2013 Glasper released the album “Black Radio 2”, which followed in the same musical format as “Black Radio”. The album also featured many guest appearances by artists like Antony Hamilton, Norah Jones, Snoop Dogg, and Common.
“Black Radio 2” also did well on the charts reaching the No. 1 position on Billboard’s US Top Jazz Albums chart. Robert Glasper is well regarded for his live performances and has played in the bands The Robert Glasper Trio, which is an acoustic jazz trio, and The Robert Glasper Experiment, which is an electronic act. Glasper has performed many headlining shows and has also played notable jazz festivals as well as other large music festivals such as Bonnaroo. Overall this gig was a little underwhelming. Being a massive fan of his Trio stuff and The previous “Experiment” album I did know going into it that some of the stuff would be different but the set itself didn’t inspire or pull me in one way or another.Either you are jazz melodies and wizardry which pulls you in and keeps you there or, you are delivering a head bopping body waving concert that is more mosh pit than finger clicking.
Unfortunately this gig did neitherDon’t get me wrong there were some great moments but there were also some bad ones (Robert, please don’t sing)With the decision to perform a lot of the songs that he had produced for other amazing soul and R&B talent it felt like a cover band at points (a very good one) but I didn’t rate the vocal talent and that was compounded when they brought Omar on to do an improv and showed what a guy with a great singing voice could do with that band.I was left disappointed. Not sure if that’s because I had seen Makaya McCraven, Takuya Kuroda and Terrace Martin all over the weekend (who were flawless) but this just didn’t live up to the billing. I’m still going to track down a Robert Glasper Trio performance if/when they come to the UK to do that as I think that’s where he truly comes alive. For fans of contemporary jazz, Robert Glasper is an artist not to be missed. Currently touring with his band under the name the Robert Glasper Experiment, this outfit sees him push conventions of electro to cross almost every genre onstage as Robert explains that he and his bandmates have 'musical ADD'.
The band are exciting to watch as you never know quite what is coming when you see three musicians bend the rules of jazz and cover tracks by rock aficionados such as Soundgarden and David Bowie. Enjoyable to say the least, Glasper is a jovial frontman who is very grateful to his audiences for their huge applause as they end tracks onstage. Performing a mixture of tracks from his discography, Robert delights fans with selections from grammy award winning LP 'Black Radio' where the musician really showcases his talents. He surprises with covers of Jay Z & Kayne West jazz style mid-set but the crowd suspend disbelief and simply go with it before applauding just as loudly at the end.A really interesting artist and a very talented trio of musicians, Robert Glasper is perhaps at his most musically creative when performing under the pseudonym of his 'experiment'. The group are about to embark on a huge European tour so take the opportunity for a night of jazz if you get the chance. Robert Glasper is a multi-instrumentalist Jazz composer with one of the most low-key, but extensive rap sheet in the scene. His Jazz-Hip Hop fusions have featured on the work of Jay Z, Kanye West, Mos Def, Q Tip, Erykah Badu and plenty more.
As a contributor he's lent his fresh hip hop inflected brand of contemporary jazz, as a performer and record maker he truly shines. Very much of the J Dilla school of beat makers, his Grammy award winning 2012 album Black Radio featured a whose who of Neo-Soul and Hip Hop artists culminating in one of the first truly original jazz records of the decade, and perhaps in the decades preceding it. Watching Glasper on stage, accompanied by long time collaborators and band members, one gets lost in the down tempo beats of his signature style. He'll often take over multiple instrumental roles depending on the track being performed, showing off an impressive array of talent most of us yearn for, all while he and other vocalists get intimate with a vocoder or two, whisking you off to some techno-jazz dreamland. These are relaxed, achingly cool affairs, the kind of show that requires a cocktail in your hand, but has no problem with your new Air Jordans.
What an amazing show!!! What happens when you put a group of expert musicians on a stage with great energy and a flawless flow? The music was flawless, both technically and artistically. You could feel the good vibe between the members and that spilled out over the crowd. They had chairs on the sides of the stage for band members and family members to 'hang out' during solos or parts of the show.
This gave everything a relaxed vibe, more like you were sitting in on a studio recording, amazing. This was their 2nd straight show in the same night, but the band definitely showed up to leave it all on the stage. Robert was hilarious!!
But, the music was the star. I would pay twice the money to see them again. The show was at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. I had never been to this classic neighborhood theatre venue, but it was perfect for the show.
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Just the right size and just the right crowd. It felt like a homecoming and I certainly hope Robert Glasper and his 'Experiment' will keep coming back:). The band performance was good overall but I could not enjoy the concert as much as I expected due to the choice of venue. Koko is more like a huge nightclub rather than a proper concert hall. We had to stand I knew that in advance, but the acoustics were pretty back in the back of the room with the ceiling reverberating and vibrating with the base, this is OK in a club but not in a jazz-oriented concert. I will not go to another concert at Koko in the future. Additionally, the DJ set before Robert Glasper was really bad and the genre was not suited for a Robert Glasper concert.