Robert glasper in Conversation - BBC News
26 May 2012, 6:37 am
This week Gilles has the Texan pianist Robert glasper in conversation, talking through some of his favourite tracks from artists who featured on his Black Radio album. The Album Of The Week comes courtesy of the mysterious Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland on ...

Festivals guide 2012: star tips - The Guardian
25 May 2012, 5:59 pm
"Take sun cream even if it's cold. Being outside all day you can burn easily. Get a programme, because you'll be gutted if you miss something. But also have a wander – little tents or mad circus acts can be the highlight. And be cheeky! One ...

Celebrate Memorial Day weekend at the Atlanta Jazz Festival - Examiner
23 May 2012, 6:55 am
This year’s schedule includes jazz greats Roy Ayers, Kathleen Bertrand, Cyrus Chestnut Trio, Tito Puente Jr. & Orchestra, Robert glasper Experiment, Edy Martinez and Russell Gunn. Newcomers include the Grace Kelly Quintet, Gregoire Maret, Nadav Remez ...

Robert glasper Experiment's soul/jazz/hip-hop cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Boing Boing (blog)
22 May 2012, 12:40 pm
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LIVE REVIEW: ROBERT glasper – THE BARBICAN, LONDON (MAY 2012) - MTV UK
22 May 2012, 9:27 am
Last week at The Barbican saw the beautiful gathering of a little over 100 highly cultured Londoners, who were all gathered to experience modern jazz performed in its most delicate, sexy and divine shape and form. Robert glasper – jazz composer, pianist ...

BRPD: Three shootings in two hours - theadvocate.com
19 May 2012, 6:56 pm
I ain’t beefing with nobody. I was just trying to take my friend home.” trevis glasper, shooting victim Lying on his mother’s couch Friday with blood-soaked bandages around his swollen shoulder, leg, and foot, Trevis glasper recounted how ...

Jazz: Robert glasper's experiment knows no boundaries - Coventry Telegraph.net
16 May 2012, 6:59 pm
AMERICAN pianist Robert glasper has always been attuned to hip hop, funk and soul. Although jazz eventually became his core form, they are the music that glasper grew up with and they’re rising up towards the surface even more on his most recent album.

Lionel Loueke to Release "Heritage" on Aug. 28 - Artistdirect.com
16 May 2012, 2:13 pm
On Aug. 28, the acclaimed West African jazz guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke will release Heritage, his dynamic third Blue Note album, which was co-produced by label mate Robert glasper. Heritage finds Loueke exploring a more electric sound with ...

Robert glasper Experiment, Barbican, London - Financial Times
15 May 2012, 11:30 am
Robert glasper released his first album Mood in 2004, and since then has led the way in balancing jazz freedoms with the loops, layers and energy of hip-hop and R&B. Earlier albums centred on his freewheeling piano trio and invested anything from Nirvana ...

New Lionel Loueke Album, 'Heritage,' Due in August - JazzTimes Magazine
15 May 2012, 7:41 am
The album, produced by Robert glasper, is Loueke’s third for Blue Note Records. The recording features Loueke with a new trio featuring Derrick Hodge on electric bass and Mark Guiliana on drums. The album presents seven new compositions by Loueke ...