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Robert Glasper and Bilal: Live in the Greene Space

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Today, we're live from the Greene Space. Pianist Robert Glasper joins us to play songs from his new album “Black Radio,” and he’ll be joined by the R&B vocalist Bilal. Plus: the words of Chaucer …set to a hip hop beat. Rapper and playwright Baba Brinkman performs a selection from his production “The Canterbury Tales Remixed.”

Baba Brinkman's "Lit Hop"

Canadian rapper and playwright Baba Brinkman put Chaucer and Darwin to a beat in his acclaimed off-Broadway productions of "The Canterbury Tales Remixed" and "The Rap Guide to Evolution." He brings his “lit hop” skills to the Greene Space for a live performance.

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Robert Glasper Experiment with Bilal

Robert Glasper draws together his parallel passions for hip hop and jazz on his latest release, “Black Radio.” In addition to his formal jazz training, the pianist has long navigated the nebulous territory between the two genres – working with artists like Q-Tip, Kanye West, and Erykah Badu. Today, the Robert Glasper Experiment (featuring Casey Benjamin, Derrick Hodge, and Chris Dave) joins us for a live set in the Greene Space with a special guest – “Black Radio” collaborator and Grammy-nominated R&B artist Bilal.

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Gig Alert: The Robert Glasper Experiment

Jazz pianist and producer Robert Glasper and his band perform with Bilal and Baba Brinkman at The Greene Space on Monday night. Download the neo-soul inflected single "Move Love (feat. KING)" from his new collection of hip-hop and R&B jazz, Black Radio.

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