Robert Glasper

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Film & TV

Houston, Texas, USA

Robert Andre Glasper is an American pianist, record producer, songwriter, and musical arranger. His artistry bridges several different musical and artistic genres, mostly centered on jazz. To date, Glasper has won five Grammy Awards and received eleven nominations across eight categories.

Known for

• JAZZ NOT ONLY JAZZ Ⅱ — Self2025
• Bilal: Live at Glasshaus — Self2024
• The Legacy of J Dilla — Self - Jazz Musician2023
• Hargrove — Self2022
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
• Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes — Self2019
• The Creative Brain — Self2019
• Black Monday — Bruce2019
• Black Monday — Brucie The Engineer2019
• Genius — Art Tatum2017

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

US

Active from

1978-04-05

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

483,596

Total plays

5,724,343

Robert Glasper was raised in Houston, Texas. His mother was his first and strongest musical influence. Mrs. Glasper not only played piano and sang gospel music in the family's church, she led a band that worked the city's jazz and blues club circuit as well. By the age of twelve, young Robert was playing piano in that church. "Gospel music is built on emotion and spirituality; you go to church and leave crying," he smiles. "It definitely just gave <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Glaspe

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Robert

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Houston

Occupation

recording artist

Educated at

High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance

Instrument

musical keyboard

Record label

Fresh Sound

Official website

www.robertglasper.com

Image

Robert Glasper.jpg

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