Robert Andre Glasper is a pianist, record producer, songwriter, and musical arranger from the United States. Glasper’s debut album, Mood, was released in 2002 by Fresh Sound New Talent. Mood features six original compositions alongside versions of the jazz standards including Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage”. The album features saxophonists Marcus Strickland and John Ellis, as well as vocalist Bilal, and is primarily a piano trio recording, with Bob Hurst on bass and Damion Reid on drums.
Glasper’s fifth and seminal album Black Radio, released in February 2012, featured performances by a lineup of neo-soul and hip-hop artists including Lupe Fiasco, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Erykah Badu, and Yasiin Bey. Black Radio was met with commercial success (a #10 debut on Billboard’s Top Current Albums chart) as well as critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone declaring that it “feels like a blueprint forward,” and went on to win the Grammy for best R&B album in 2013.
In 2012, a concert at the Village Vanguard was videotaped and uploaded to YouTube. Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP was released in November 2012, featuring five remixed tracks from the previous album, including remixes by Questlove, Solange, Georgia Muldrow, Pete Rock, and 9th Wonder.
Did Robert Glasper win a Grammy?
Robert Glasper has won 4 Grammy awards.