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Derrick Hodge
Derrick Hodge
American musician
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Ledisi
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
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Casey Benjamin
Casey Benjamin
American musician
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Chris Dave
Chris Dave
American drummer, composer, and bandleader from Houston, Texas
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Bilal
Bilal
American singer
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John Scofield
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Keyon Harrold
Keyon Harrold
American musician
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Brandee Younger
Brandee Younger
American Harpist
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Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins
Jazz drummer, hip hop producer (1975-)
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James Mtume
James Mtume
American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality
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Mike Moreno
Mike Moreno
A prominent contemporary jazz guitarist and educator from texas.
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Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Mos Def
Mos Def
American rapper and actor from New York
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Vince Mendoza
Vince Mendoza
American composer
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Terrace Martin
Terrace Martin
American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor
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Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
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Bob Belden
Bob Belden
American musician
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Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
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Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Najee
Najee
American musician
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Alphonse Mouzon
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
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Gretchen Parlato
Gretchen Parlato
American singer
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Josef Leimberg
Josef Leimberg
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Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
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Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
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Chick Corea
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
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Norah Jones
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
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Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller
American jazz musician
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Ron Carter
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
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Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician
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Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy
American singer
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Eric Roberson
Eric Roberson
American singer
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Bob Dorough
Bob Dorough
American pianist and singer
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Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
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Bill Evans
Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
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Kenny Garrett
Kenny Garrett
American musician
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Ronny Jordan
Ronny Jordan
English guitarist
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Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
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Kendrick Scott
Kendrick Scott
American musician
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Lenny White
Lenny White
American drummer
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Sarah Morrow
Sarah Morrow
American musician
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Christian McBride
Christian McBride
American musician
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George Russell
George Russell
American pianist and composer
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Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
American rapper
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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician
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Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Christian Scott
Christian Scott
American jazz composer and trumpeter
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Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
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Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
American musician
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Carvin & Ivan
Carvin & Ivan
Record producer
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Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
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Teo Macero
Teo Macero
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer
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Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau
American jazz and pop musician
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Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding
American jazz bassist and singer
Robert Glasper
American jazz pianist, composer and record producer

Robert Glasper

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American jazz pianist, composer and record producer
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Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance
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Robert Glasper Experiment

Robert Glasper Experiment

Robert Andre Glasper (born April 6, 1978) is an American pianist, record producer, songwriter and musical arranger with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, Glasper has won four Grammy Awards and received nine nominations across eight categories. He also won the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for his song featured in Ava DuVernay’s critically hailed documentary, 13th, with Common and Karriem Riggins.

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 4 different genre charts simultaneously: Hip Hop R&B, Urban Contemporary, Jazz and Contemporary Jazz. The feat was then repeated by Black Radio 2.

Glasper has toured extensively, drawing a large and loyal following globally. He has also been an Artist in Residence at some of the most prestigious festivals and institutions worldwide, including the London Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall and the Blue Note Jazz Club.

Glasper has written, performed and produced on albums by Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak, Banks, Herbie Hancock, Big K.R.I.T., Brittany Howard, Bilal, Kendrick Lamar, Q-Tip, Common and Talib Kweli amongst others. Glasper has also written successfully for film, winning an Emmy for his song "A Letter To The Free", featured on Ava Duverney’s 13th, scoring the Emmy-winning documentary "The Apollo," winning a Grammy for his soundtrack to Miles Ahead and composing the original score for Issa Rae’s The Photograph.