Robert Andre Glasper (born April 6, 1978) is an American pianist, record producer, songwriter, and musical arranger. His music embodies numerous musical genres, primarily centered around jazz. To date, Glasper has won five Grammy Awards and received eleven nominations across eight categories.
Glasper’s breakout album Black Radio (2012) peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming his highest charting album and won the Grammy for best R&B album. The following year, he released the album Black Radio 2. Following this, he worked with Kendrick Lamar, playing the keyboard on Lamar’s album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). He would also appear on the soundtrack for the 2015 drama film Miles Ahead.
Outside of his own musical work, he has co-written and produced on albums by Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak, Banks, Herbie Hancock, Big K.R.I.T., Brittany Howard, Bilal, Denzel Curry, Q-Tip, and Talib Kweli amongst others. He won the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for his song “A Letter to the Free” featured in Ava DuVernay’s critically hailed documentary, 13th, with Common and Karriem Riggins. Glasper also composed the score for the documentary film The Apollo, and composed the original score for Issa Rae’s The Photograph.
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.
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