The Groove Suite presents 'All Things Robert Glasper': ChristinaCurates
ChristinaCurates is back again with her tribute mixes. If you missed the first tribute mix of Alex Isley, click HERE to listen. If you’re on the train, you’re on time for her next appreciation mix: Robert Glasper!
“His gift to combine various genres together is one of a kind,” says ChristinaCurates. “He is exposing this generation to Jazz, in a unique way.”
Check out the little known facts of Robert Glasper and the mix below. 2021 is today, so more tribute mixes to come. Also, make sure you’re following The Groove Suite and ChristinaCurates on all socials. Catch these grooves!
All Things Robert Glasper:
Houston, Texas native.
Jazz pianist and Hip Hop producer.
His mother, Kim Yvette Glasper, sang jazz and blues professionally.
He attended Houston’s High School for the Performing Arts.
He studied music at the New School University in Manhattan, New York.
Herbie Hancock is his hero figure.
In addition to guiding projects such as the soundtrack for Miles Ahead (Grammy winner) and R+R=Now's Collagically Speaking, Glasper has contributed to dozens of other albums, most notably Kendrick Lamar's ‘To Pimp a Butterfly.’ The mixtape, Fuck Yo Feelings (2019) best exemplifies Glasper's obstinate resistance to expectations and devotion to spontaneous interplay.
