Robert Glasper

[tranemonk]

Why does he get so much press and called a genius? I honestly don't know. Opinions?

[mikeweil]

Same here. 

[bertrand]

Me three.

[soulpope]

The record I've heard aka "Black Radio" didn't leave me aching for more ....

[mjazzg]

Glasper's a fine Jazz musician on the evidence of the few times I've seen him live.

His music has always been informed by contemporary R&B and Hip Hop since his earlier albums and he has moved more into those areas on recent releases.

He's widely acknowledged, not sure he's often called a genius, by a younger audience for creating music and facilitating others to do so in a contemporary take on an R&B/Hip Hop/Jazz crossover.

I"d be surprised if his music is widely appreciated on this board, a place that doesn't really embrace, with a few exceptions, contemporary music where Jazz is influenced by Hip Hop and contemporary R&B.

So, not a genius but an important musician in my view.

Edited April 12, 2024 by mjazzg

[Rabshakeh]

Certainly one of the more convincing artists from the previous generation to "cross over", something that seems to be a bit easier to do now but was rarely done as successfully a decades ago when hip hop was still a sharply defined genre.

[Ken Dryden]

I haven’t been all that impressed with the Glasper CDs that I’ve heard, though I probably haven’t heard any since the first two Blue Notes.