In Conversation: Robert Glasper with Mark Anthony Neal
Friday, March 30, 2012 | 12:00 pm
John Hope Franklin Center (2204 Erwin Rd.)
Rom 240
Free & open to the public
*Conversation will be Stream Live at http://www.ustream.tv/DukeUniversity
One-of-a-kind jazz pianist Robert Glasper joins Duke Professor Mark Anthony Nealon the set of Left of Black, the weekly video webcast produced in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke. Glasper and Neal will discuss Glasper's unique and wide-ranging career, which includes equal time in hip-hop (notably as musical director for Mos Def & Bilal) & jazz (leading both the Glasper Acoustic Trio & the electric Glasper Experiment).
About Robert Glasper:
Robert Glasper has long kept one foot firmly planted in jazz and the other in hip-hop. His latest project, the Robert Glasper Experiment, is no exception. Glasper comes to Durham for a two night stand at Casbah, presented by Duke Performances, to mark the launch of Black Radio, a future landmark album for Blue Note Records that boldly stakes out new musical territory, drawing on jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and rock, but refusing to be defined by any one genre.
The first full-length album from the Grammy-nominated keyboardist’s electric Experiment band — saxophonist/vocoderist Casey Benjamin, bassist Derrick Hodge, and drummer Chris Dave — Black Radiofeatures many of Glasper’s famous friends from the spectrum of urban music, a jaw-dropping roll call of special guests including Erykah Badu, Lupe Fiasco, Bilal, and Me'shell Ndegeocello. Follow Him on Twitter @RobertGlasper.
About Mark Anthony Neal:
Mark Anthony Neal is the author of five books including the forthcoming Looking For Leroy: (Il)Legible Black Masculinities (New York University Press). He is professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African & African-American Studies at Duke University and the host of the Weekly Webcast Left of Black. Follow him on Twitter @NewBlackMan.
Robert Glasper Experiment is a co-presentation of Duke Performances and the Casbah Durham.
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Parking Information
Audience members should park in one of the three parking garages near the John Hope Franklin Center. For directions, please click here. Parking vouchers will be available.
