Robert Glasper in Seattle

Robert Glasper is an American pianist, producer, and songwriter from Houston, Texas. He merges jazz with hip-hop, R&B, and neo-soul, folding gospel harmony into electric bands. Black Radio (2012) won the Grammy for Best R&B Album; he played on Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). Live, the Robert Glasper Experiment blends improvisation with neo-soul vocals and deep groove.