Duke Performances & Left of Black Present Robert Glasper In Conversation

In Conversation: Robert Glasper with Mark AnthonyNeal
Friday,March 30, 2012 | 12:00 pmJohnHope Franklin Center (2204 Erwin Rd.) Rom240 Free& open to the public
*Conversationwill be Stream Live at  http://www.ustream.tv/DukeUniversity

One-of-a-kindjazz pianist Robert Glasper joinsDuke Professor Mark Anthony Nealon the set of Left of Black , the weekly video webcast produced incollaboration with  the John HopeFranklin Center at Duke. Glasper and Neal will discuss Glasper's uniqueand wide-ranging career, which includes equal time in hip-hop (notably asmusical director for Mos Def & Bilal) & jazz (leading both the GlasperAcoustic Trio & the electric Glasper Experiment).

About Robert Glasper:
RobertGlasper has long kept one foot firmly planted in jazz and the other in hip-hop.His latest project, the Robert Glasper Experiment, is no exception. Glasper comes to Durham for a two night stand at Casbah,presented by Duke Performances, to mark the launch of Black Radio, a future landmark album forBlue Note Records that boldly stakes out new musical territory, drawing onjazz, hip-hop, R&B, and rock, but refusing to be defined by any one genre.
Thefirst full-length album from the Grammy-nominated keyboardist's electricExperiment band — saxophonist/vocoderist Casey Benjamin, bassist Derrick Hodge,and drummer Chris Dave — Black Radiofeatures many of Glasper's famous friends from the spectrum of urban music, ajaw-dropping roll call of special guests including Erykah Badu, Lupe Fiasco,Bilal, and Me'shell Ndegeocello. Follow Him on Twitter @RobertGlasper.

About Mark Anthony Neal:
MarkAnthony Neal is the author of five books including the forthcoming Looking For Leroy: (Il)Legible BlackMasculinities (New York University Press). He is professor of Black PopularCulture in the Department of African & African-American Studies at DukeUniversity and the host of the Weekly Webcast Left of Black. Follow him onTwitter @NewBlackMan.
Robert Glasper Experiment is aco-presentation of Duke Performances and the Casbah Durham.
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