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Double-Booked
''Double Booked'' is an album by jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper, released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label on August 25, 2009. The album is Glasper's third for Blue Note. Track listing All songs composed by Robert Glasper except as indicated. ''The Robert Glasper Trio'' #"Intro" - 0:30 #"No Worries" - 7:06 #"Yes I'm Country (And That's OK)" - 8:06 #"Downtime" - 5:21 #"59 South" - 6:11 #"Think of One" (Thelonious Monk) - 9:12 ''The Robert Glasper Experiment'' #"4eva" (R. Glasper, Dante Smith) - 2:16 #"Butterfly" (Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin)(lyrics by Jane Hancock) - 6:00 #"Festival" - 10:02 #"For You" (Sameer Gupta)(lyrics by Casey Benjamin) - 2:10 #"All Matter" (Bilal (American singer), Bilal Sayeed Oliver) - 6:33 #"Open Mind" (Derrick Hodge) - 8:34 Charts Personnel Musicians * Robert Glasper – piano, Rhodes piano * Vicente Archer – Double Bass, bass (tracks 1-6) * Chris Dave – Drum Kit, drums * Derrick Hodge - electric bass (tracks 7-12) * Case ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qmillion
Qmillion (born Keith Lewis, in the US), is an American record producer, mix engineer, composer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Qmillion's achievement for recording and mixing recording artist Robert Glasper's critically acclaimed '' Black Radio'' album, gained him a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards in 2013. and most recently nominated for Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Black Radio III by Robert Glasper on the 2023 Grammys. Career Qmillion's professional musical career began in Minneapolis where he collaborated with Jesse Johnson as a member of Johnson's band before he wrote and produced songs with Johnson for TaMara and the Seen, Paula Abdul, Cheryl Lynn, and After 7. In 1992 Qmillion moved to Los Angeles, produced and wrote songs for, Brownstone, Shello, Paula Abdul, George Howard, Billy Preston, E-Dee, Ms. Triniti, Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, Kurupt among others. In 2011, Qmillion carried se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Glasper
Robert Andre Glasper (born April 6, 1978) is an American pianist, record producer, songwriter, and musical arranger with a career that bridges several different musical and artistic genres, mostly centered on jazz. To date, Glasper has won four Grammy Awards and received nine nominations across eight categories. Glasper's breakout crossover album, ''Black Radio,'' won the 2013 Grammy for best R&B album, and following this success he performed on various successful albums, including playing keyboards on Kendrick Lamar's ''To Pimp a Butterfly'' and winning another Grammy for the track “ These Walls”. The ongoing Black Radio series of albums has since become Glasper's calling card, with guests such as Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), Bilal, Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu. ''Black Radio'' was the first album in history to debut in the top 10 of four different genre charts simultaneously: Hip Hop R&B, Urban Contemporary, Jazz and Contemporary Jazz. The feat wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Blanchard
Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed on more than fifty. A frequent collaborator with director Spike Lee, he has been nominated for two Academy Awards for composing the scores for Lee's films ''BlacKkKlansman'' (2018) and ''Da 5 Bloods'' (2020). He has won five Grammy Awards from fourteen nominations. From 2000 to 2011, Blanchard served as artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. In 2011, he was named artistic director of the Henry Mancini Institute at the University of Miami, and in 2015, he became a visiting scholar in jazz composition at the Berklee College of Music. In 2019, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), named Blanchard to its Endowed Chair in Jazz Studies, where he will remain until 2024. The Metropolitan Opera in New York staged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal (American Singer)
Bilal Sayeed Oliver (born August 23, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is an independent artist, noted for his wide vocal range, work across multiple genres, and intense live performances. Starting out at a major label, Bilal debuted with his popular R&B single "Soul Sista" in 2000, but turned to playing jazz venues and recording more progressive soul music in subsequent years. He has commercially released four albums to critical success, while his unreleased but widely leaked second album '' Love for Sale'' also found wide acclaim among critics and listeners. He was a member of the Soulquarians, an experimental black music collective active from the late 1990s to early 2000s. He has been well received, both nationally and internationally, with an extensive list of collaborations including Kendrick Lamar, Common, Erykah Badu, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Guru, Kimbra, J Dilla, Robert Glasper, and The Roots. In August 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Benjamin
Casey Benjamin (born October 10, 1978) is an American saxophonist (alto and soprano), vocoderist, keyboardist, producer, and songwriter. He is a member of the Robert Glasper Experiment which won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for their album '' Black Radio.'' He is one half of the funk pop new wave duo HEAVy with vocalist Nicky Guiland. He was also a member of Stefon Harris' band Blackout and has worked with numerous artists at the intersection of jazz, hip-hop, and R&B, including Roy Hargrove, Betty Carter, Derrick Hodge, Victor Bailey, Kris Bowers, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Heavy D, Consequence, DJ Logic, Wyclef Jean, Bilal, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Beyonce. He has also worked with rockers Vernon Reid and Melvin Gibbs. In 2011, he was the keyboard/saxophonist for Patrick Stump's live solo project tour. Benjamin is from South Jamaica, Queens, New York City. He picked up the saxophone at eight years old and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Hodge
Derrick Hodge (born July 5, 1979) is a composer, musical director, bandleader, producer bassist and advocate. To date he has been awarded two Grammys, named a Sundance Composer Fellow, received a Motif Award; one of world's highest honors for Child Advocacy, and his playing on Common's '' BE'' has been recognized as one of top 20 basslines in Hip Hop History. Hodge has played on some of music’s most iconic albums, written and performed orchestral arrangements and compositions, scored film and television work and created evocative sonic installations for prestigious cultural institutions, all alongside his work as an activist in the field of emerging young musicians. As a performer, Hodge has founded and played in bands and groups as diverse and as influential as R+R=Now, the Robert Glasper Experiment and The Blue Note All Stars, as a producer he has collaborated with icons including Quincy Jones, Don Was and Common and as Musical Director he has worked with luminaries inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In My Element
''In My Element'' is an album by jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper, released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label on March 20, 2007. The album is Glasper's second for Blue Note. Track listing All songs composed by Robert Glasper except as indicated. #"G&B" – 8:29 #"Of Dreams to Come" – 8:11 #"F.T.B." – 5:57 #"Y'outta Praise Him (Intro)" (Glasper, Tribett) – 3:35 #"Y'outta Praise Him" – 6:46 #"Beatrice" (Sam Rivers (jazz musician), Sam Rivers) – 8:56 #"Medley: Maiden Voyage (composition), Maiden Voyage / Everything in Its Right Place" (Herbie Hancock / Radiohead) – 8:43 #"J Dillalude" (Glasper, James Yancey) – 4:26 #"Silly Rabbit" – 7:20 #"One for 'Grew" – 6:33 #"Tribute" – 3:43 Charts Personnel Musicians * Robert Glasper – piano * Vicente Archer – double bass, bass * Damion Reid – drum kit, drums * Reverend Joe Ratliff – spoken word on "Tribute" Production * Robert Glasper – producer * Eli Wolf – producer * Joe Marciano – engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Radio
''Black Radio'' is the fifth studio album by American jazz pianist/hip hop producer Robert Glasper, recorded with his electric quartet, the Robert Glasper Experiment. Released on February 28, 2012, on the Blue Note label, the album won Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards and also received a nomination for Best R&B Performance from the album cut "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)", which featured R&B singer Ledisi, in February 2013. Track listing ;Notes *"Afro Blue" cover as performed by Mongo Santamaria. *"Cherish the Day" cover as performed by Sade. *"Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" additional vocals of "F.T.B." from album ''In My Element'' as performed by Robert Glasper. *"Letter to Hermione" cover as performed by David Bowie. *"Smells Like Teen Spirit" cover as performed by Nirvana. *"A Love Supreme" cover as performed by John Coltrane. *"Twice" cover as performed by Little Dragon. ''Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP'' Personnel The Robert Glasper Experiment *Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Dave
Chris "Daddy" Dave is a drummer, composer, and bandleader from Houston, Texas. He attended Howard University. He is a drummer in jazz, gospel, hip hop, noted for his extremely virtuosic sticking technique and ability to play with a high degree of syncopation. He performed professionally as a gospel drummer with the Winans, before being introduced to jazz audiences nationally through his association with the accomplished alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett. He performed on Kenny Garrett's album ''Standard of Language'', before joining the Robert Glasper Experiment and performing on Adele's Grammy Award winning album, '' 21''. Life and career Chris Dave was born in Houston, Texas and began his music career in the late 1980s. He started out by playing in church and credits jazz music as his strongest influence. He states that although his father plays drums, he has never actually heard him play. As a teenager, he was exposed to jazz legends like Miles Davis and John Coltrane when l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2009. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2009 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 albums Albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records coll ... 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Lawrence (photographer)
Joey Lawrence (born November 5, 1989), known professionally as Joey L, is a Canadian professional photographer who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.Larson, Sarah“A Way Out.”The New Yorker. Dec. 15, 2015 Start of career Joey Lawrence’s interest in photography began when he was seven years or age. His father, who restored antiques, let him borrow a 1.3 megapixel point and shoot camera, with which he took his first photos of his dinosaur toys. He grew up in rural Ontario, Canada.Leland, John“Seeing Halloween, as if for the first time.” The New York Times. Oct. 31, 2014/ref> Joey Lawrence started entering photography competitions iDPChallengein 2004 using a point-and-shoot digital camera. It was not long before his photographs were winning and shortly thereafter he was producing educational DVDs for aspiring photographers. He then began taking photographs of bands, asking for $50 and concert tickets in return. From that point on his professional career developed qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Bass
The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Similar in structure to the cello, it has four, although occasionally five, strings. The bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, along with violins, viola, and cello, ''The Orchestra: A User's Manual'' , Andrew Hugill with the Philharmonia Orchestra as well as the concert band, and is featured in Double bass concerto, concertos, solo, and chamber music in European classical music, Western classical music.Alfred Planyavsky [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
