Grammy-studded Houstonian robertglasper discusses third jazz installment before his ACLFest performance.
Calling last month, Robert Glasper had recently finished playing with Dave Matthews Band for the first time in L.A. “They hit me up and asked, ‘Hey, do you want to sit in?’” recalls the multi-time Grammy winner. Not a brag, but his matter-of-factness conveys this isn’t the first time a major artist has asked the Houston-born jazz pianist onstage.Given his impressive résumé, spanning Kendrick Lamar and Herbie Hancock collaborations, Hollywood Bowl-sized requests come as no surprise.
“It was my way of being a first responder,” recalls Glasper. “I built a studio in the back of my house and we all took COVID tests to record. Some artists were even too uninspired or depressed, but those who made it on the record are those that could.” Buoyant manifesto “Black Superhero” attributes the everyday community member as champion – a creed signed by hip-hop trifecta Killer Mike, BJ the Chicago Kid, and Big K.R.I.T.
“For me, it was the lunch lady. In the seventh grade, I wasn’t zoned in the school that I was going to, but she drove me everyday to school,” says Glasper. “Because of that, I was able to go to [Houston’s Kinder High School for the Performing Arts] … Perhaps I wouldn’t be where I’m at today if it weren’t for what she did for me.”
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