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| Robert Glasper at First Annual Gordon Theater Jazz Festival Robert Glasper, award- winning Blue Note recording artist and pianist will perform on Saturday, February 24th at the First Annual Gordon Theater Jazz Festival at Rutgers- Camden Center for the Arts' Gordon Theater, 3rd & Pearl Street, Camden New Jersey. The release of pianist Robert Glasper's major label debut Canvas in 2005 signaled the arrival of a singular new voice in jazz. Time magazine praised Glasper's “improvisational creativity and technical skill.” People magazine noted the album's “accessible melodies, tumultuous beats and bright lyricism,” placing Glasper in a lineage with jazz icons Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. Vibe magazine declared that Glasper's “remarkable debut shows why cats from Mos Def to Roy Hargrove have sought him out-- proving that subtlety and soul are natural allies.” Now, with the March 20th release of In My Element, Glasper fulfills the promise of his debut, featuring his remarkable trio with bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Damion Reid, and delving deeper into his hip-hop and gospel roots. In My Element includes seven new Glasper originals, as well as a tribute to the late, great hip-hop producer J Dilla, and a mash-up of Herbie Hancock's “Maiden Voyage” with Radiohead's “Everything In Its Right Place.” write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |