NYC in the summer is full of free concerts. Last week, we were lucky enough to have the multi-talented pianist, composer, band-leader Robert Glasper at Madison Square Park. His second album for Blue Note, "In My Element", was one of my favorite records of last year.
This tune sounded especially good live.
Glasper has also developed a reputation as the go-to-guy for artists like Q-Tip, Common, Slum Village, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Mos Def. Here he is at the afterparty for Mos Def's recent Carnegie Hall show. He is currently working on his new album which is due early 2009.
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Another great artist that I'm excited out is Leon King. Straight No Chaser (still kicking, online) recently caught up with Leon for a chat about his music, influences, and his forthcoming release for MFT.
In the meantime, check out the latest compilation from the Jazzy Sport crew, "Pound for Pound 2". It features Leon's "Digital Church", alongside a host of underground soul and hip hop from Grooveman Spot, Jazztronik and Gagle.
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On the music/blog tip, cheers to Recloose for tipping me off to DJ Anonymous' out of Finland. His amazing site, DJ's Delight features loads of rare hip hop, r&b, boogie and classics on a regular basis. Well done.
