Jazz Revival

Question 1

Robert Andre Glasper, Personal

Answer 1

Born 1978 in Houston, Texas
American Jazz, Hip Hop, Soul, Record Producer
Mother was professional jazz and blues singer
Met neo-soul singer Bilal Oliver at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary in NYC

Question 2

Robert Andre Glasper Awards

Answer 2

• “These Walls” on Kendrick’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly” won Best Rap/Sun Collaboration
• Soundtrack for Miles Davis film “Miles Ahead” won best Soundtrack Compilation
• Wrote “Letter to the Free” with Common for the Ava DuVernay documentary 13th

Question 3

Robert Andre Glasper Discography

Answer 3

1st - ‘Mood’ - 2004 - Mainly a piano trio recording - 6 Originals, Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage”, Blue Skies, Alone Together
2nd - ‘Canvas’ - 2005 - with Blue Note Records
3th - ‘In My Element’ - 2007 - most tracks trio
4rd - ‘Double-Booked” - 2009 - Acoustic piano trio and funk-influenced elecric like Fender Rhodes and the vocoder
‘Black Radio’ - 2012
‘Black Radio 2’ - 2013
‘Covered’ - 2015
‘Everything’s Beautiful ‘ - 2016
‘ArtScience’ - 2016
‘Fuck Yo Feelings’ - 2019

Question 4

Bilal Sayeed Oliver

Answer 4

Born 1979 in Phili

Singer, record producer

Question 5

Bilal Sayeed Oliver Discography

Answer 5

1st Born Second (2001)
Love for Sale (unreleased)
Airtight's Revenge (2010)
A Love Surreal (2013)
In Another Life (2015)

Question 6

Yasiin Bey born Dante Terrell Smith (Mos Def)

Answer 6

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Question 7

Shafiq Husayn

Answer 7

One third of Sa-Ra Creative Partners

funk-laden, futuristic soulful music in the 2000s

Question 8

Lalah Hathaway

Answer 8

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Question 9

Esperanza Spalding

Answer 9

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Question 10

Aaron Taylor

Answer 10

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Question 11

August Greene

Answer 11

Supergroup of Common, Karriem Riggins, and Robert Glasper.