Person · Male
Robert Glasper
piano
- From
- Houston, United States
- Since
- 1978–present
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 41
- jazz
- neo soul
- contemporary jazz
- hip hop
- instrumental jazz
- post-bop
- progressive
- r&b
About
Robert Andre Glasper (born April 5, 1978) is an American pianist, record producer, songwriter, and musical arranger. His music embodies numerous musical genres, primarily centered on jazz. Glasper has won five Grammy Awards from 11 nominations.
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Glasper's breakout album, Black Radio (2012), peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart and won Best R&B Album at 55th Annual Grammy Awards. The following year, he released its sequel, Black Radio 2. In 2015, he played keyboards on Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp a Butterfly, and appeared on the soundtrack for the 2015 drama film Miles Ahead.
Outside of his own musical work, he has co-written or produced albums for Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak, The Kid Laroi, Banks, Herbie Hancock, Big K.R.I.T., Brittany Howard, Bilal, Denzel Curry, Q-Tip, and Talib Kweli, among 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 documentary, 13th, along 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 venues including the London Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and the Blue Note Jazz Club.
Member of
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Robert Glasper Experiment eponymous
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The Robert Glasper Trio eponymous, piano
Discography
Albums
Singles
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Up From Here
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Take Off Your Cool
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What Love Can Do Apple Music
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MOTHERLESS (Robert Glasper Rendition)
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Let It Ride (from “Norah Jones Is Playing Along” podcast)
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Back To Love Apple Music
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Therapy, Pt. 2
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Contact
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Eyes Only
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Shine Apple Music
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Show Me Your Soul
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Live From Leimert Park
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Better Than I Imagined Apple Music
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Dillalude Suite
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Take Me I’m Yours
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Ghetto Walkin'
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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Already There
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Blue Note Jazz Series: Robert Glasper Apple Music
Compilations
Other
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The Winning Time Sessions: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the HBO Original Series)
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The Winning Time Sessions: Season One (HBO Original Series Soundtrack)
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Run The World: Season 2 (Music from the STARZ Original Series)
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Run the World| Season 1 (Music from the STARZ Original Series)
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The Photograph (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Apple Music
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Ferris Wheel (Terrace Martin remix)
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The ArtScience Remixes
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Everything’s Beautiful
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Buy
Parent
Subgroup
Also known as
Robert Andre Glasper
Tags
- rhythm and blues
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 6e8f82ea-9e6d-4fdd-9b32-32feef13186b
- ISNI
- 0000000080014437
- IPI
- 00430989241
- IPI
- 00430989339
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.