DELUXE VERSION OF BLACK RADIO III COMING THIS FALL

HEADLINING SOLD OUT BLUE NOTE FESTIVAL IN NAPA VALLEY THIS WEEKEND FEATURING SNOOP DOGG, CHAKA KHAN, ERYKAH BADU, BLACK STAR, MAXWELL, DINNER PARTY, THUNDERCAT, FLYING LOTUS, MADLIB & MORE
WITH GUEST HOST DAVE CHAPPELLE 

RETURNING TO ICONIC BLUE NOTE RESIDENCY  IN NYC THIS FALL AND CELEBRATING 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF
GRAMMY WINNING ALBUM BLACK RADIO

TORONTO, ON – July 28, 2022 – Robert Glasper has left an indelible impression in music history and 2022 is already proving to be a highlight year in his career, looking forward today as the multi-GRAMMY and EMMY winning artist and producer teases “Robtober”. In addition to commemorating the 10 year anniversary of Glasper’s history-shaping album, Black Radio, Glasper celebrates the critically lauded release of his 2022 album, Black Radio III with the new track All Masks featuring Masego, out today and included in the deluxe album this fall! Listen here.

Speaking on the single, Glasper recalls: "The song is simple and speaks to the fact that because of COVID smiles were taken away. The very simple thing of looking at someone and smiling or smirking was gone. Who knew that at some point in the world smiles could be taken away. That's how so many relationships were started because of a smile or smirk. A simple smile was a gift that would brighten someone's day and would change someone's day and those small little gestures were wiped away because we all had to wear masks. So I wrote that in the height of when people were wearing masks."
 
Already celebrated with a Grammy win (2021 Best R&B Song for Better Than I Imagined, BRIII has earned early nods for of “Best of 2022 So Far” from Variety, OkayPlayer, and UPROXX. Glasper kicked off release month with a special MLK Day performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing a medley of In Tune and Black Superhero featuring Rapsody, DJ Jazzy Jeff, BJ The Chicago Kid and Amir Sulaiman and followed with an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, with both a couch interview and performance of Heaven’s Here with Ant Clemons (the performance is nominated for an EMMY for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series). Features on the album range from Jennifer Hudson and Q-Tip to Killer Mike and Yebba. Glasper rounded out release month with an official partnership with Record Store Day and FAMS, the coalition of Black-owned independent US record stores, as an ambassador for A Day of Action. Glasper led a call to consciousness for consumers to support the less than 30 Black-owned independent record stores in the US. He has performed globally in 2022, with European festivals and US dates across the country, including participating in a Red Rocks performance with Erykah Badu in June.
 
Glasper also headlines the sold out three-day inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival, an outdoor, multi-stage event at Charles Krug Winery in California’s Napa Valley, as their artist in residence with featured performances from Snoop Dogg, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Black Star, Dinner Party, Madlib, Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae and more plus special guest host Dave Chappelle. The festival will host a Black Radio pop-up store where Glasper will be doing daily signings.
 
In addition to the fall deluxe release of Black Radio III, Glasper is gearing up for his world famous, record breaking “Robtober” October residency @ Blue Note in NYC. In 2018, Glasper became just the 4th musician to hold a month-long residency at Blue Note, joining a short list that includes jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea and Chris Botti - in 2021, he performed an unprecedented 66 shows across 33 nights. The residency, highlighted in the New York Times, proclaims that Glasper is “probably the most prominent jazz musician of his generation” and is frequented by unannounced special guests such as Dave Chappelle, Kanye West, Chris Rock, Questlove, H.E.R., Anderson.Paak, Yasiin Bey, Common, Talib Kweli and Yebba.
 
All Masks is out now on Loma Vista Recordings - stay tuned for upcoming information on Black Radio III (Deluxe), 2022 Blue Note residency dates and more Robtober details to come!

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ABOUT ROBERT GLASPER
Robert Glasper is a premiere example of musical aptitude and a proven champion of Black music - boasting nine Grammy nominations and four wins for Best R&B Album, Best R&B Song, Best Traditional R&B Performance, and Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, and an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay’s critically hailed documentary “13th” with Common and Karriem Riggins. The 43-year old Houston native has a rich history contributing his artistry across both music and film, all the while carrying a consistent cultural message. In 2012, Glasper delivered his album Black Radio that hit the scene as the first album in history to debut in the top 10 of 4 different genre charts simultaneously: Hip Hop R&B, Urban Contemporary, Jazz and Contemporary Jazz. The feat was then repeated by Black Radio 2. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper’s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.