13 September, 2022Print
October 4 - November 6; 52 Shows Across 26 Nights
Yasiin Bey, Lalah Hathaway, Terrace Martin, Isaiah Sharkey, Alex Isley And More AnnouncedPURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Tuesday, September 13 – Today, New York City’s Blue Note Jazz Club unveils the first wave of special guests for Robert Glasper’s 4th annual Robtober residency. yasiin bey, Lalah Hathway, Terrace Martin, Isaiah Sharkey, Alex Isley, Pino Palladino, and many more will join Glasper during his fall Blue Note run. From October 4 to November 6, Glasper will perform a total of 52 shows across 2 nights, including Halloween weekend. More special guests will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
Robert Glasper on his residency: “Robtober is back! This is year 4 of my residency at the legendary Blue Note in NYC!! Coming off the heels of the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa Valley, I can’t wait to see what this residency has in store! Let’s Go Robtober!!”
Robtober 2022 is set to be bigger and better this year, as Glasper is feeling inspired by his recent residency at the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley. Hosted by Dave Chappelle, the three-day festival included performances from legends such as Chaka Khan, Maxwell, Snoop Dogg, Madlib, Thundercat, Ledisi, and BJ the Chicago Kid. This fall, Glasper is planning another round of genre-bending curation across several themed nights, including tributes to Herbie Hancock and Meghan Stabile, the latter featuring Revive Big Band. Grounded in Black American Music, especially the jazz big band, the Revive Big Band redefines what the big band sounds like combining jazz, hip-hop, funk, soul, blues & gospel for what is sure to be a special night of musical collaboration.
In 2018, Glasper became just the 4th musician to hold a month-long residency at Blue Note, joining a short list that includes jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea and Chris Botti. The residency was spotlighted in the New York Times, which proclaimed that Glasper is “probably the most prominent jazz musician of his generation.” Last year’s run saw numerous A-list celebrities and unannounced special guests, including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, H.E.R, and more. You never know what’s going to happen when Robert Glasper is live at the Blue Note.
ROBTOBER SPECIAL GUESTS + BAND
10/4-6: Robert Glasper Tribute to Herbie Hancock
Band: Vicente Archer, Justin Faulkner, Walter Smith
10/7-8: Robert Glasper
10/11-12: Robert Glasper and Terrace Martin present Dinner Party with special guest Alex Isley
Band: Terrace Martin, Burniss Travis, Justin Tyson, with DJ Jahi Sundance
10/13-15: Robert Glasper and Terrace Martin present Dinner Party
Band: Terrace Martin, Burniss Travis, Justin Tyson, with DJ Jahi Sundance
10/20-23: Robert Glasper Ft Chris Dave, Pino Palladino, Isaiah Sharkey, and DJ Jahi Sundance
Band: Chris Dave, Pino Palladino, Isaiah Sharkey, with DJ Jahi Sundance
10/25-28: Robert Glasper x Lalah Hathaway
Band: Justin Tyson, Burniss Travis, Isaiah Sharkey, with DJ Jahi Sundance
10/29-30: Robert Glasper Acoustic
10/31: Halloween To Be Announced
11/2: Robert Glasper with Igmar Thomas and the Revive Big Band “Tribute to Meghan Stabile”
11/3 + 6 @ SONY HALL:Robert Glasper with Special Guest yasiin bey and Bilal
Band: Chris Dave, Derrick Hodge, with DJ Jahi Sundance
11/4-5: Robert Glasper with Special Guest yasiin bey
Band: Chris Dave, Derrick Hodge, with DJ Jahi Sundance
Tickets for Robert Glasper’s residency shows can be purchased at https://www.bluenotejazz.com
ABOUT ROBERT GLASPER:
Robert Glasper is the leader of a new paradigm in jazz, with a career that spans musical and artistic genres, winning 4 Grammys and 8 nominations across 7 categories, as well as an Emmy for his song on Ava Duvernay’s doc “13th". October 2021 marked his return to the Blue Note, one of his first jazz stomping-grounds, for another record breaking residency (coined “Robtober”) as he took over the Blue Note New York with an astounding 66 shows over 33 days, celebrating his musical career. Whilst his style consistently defies definition, Glasper’s residency demonstrates not only different eras, but also various parts of his musical community and the impact his collaborators have had on his development and style.
ABOUT BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB:
Since 1981, Blue Note Jazz Club has been a cultural institution in New York City and one of the premiere jazz clubs in the world. Blue Note strives to preserve the history of jazz, and the club is a place where progression and innovation - the foundations of jazz - are encouraged and practiced on a nightly basis. In addition to the main acts that feature the likes of Robert Glasper, Pat Metheny, Christain McBride, Joshua Redman, Ron Carter and Chris Botti, Blue Note regularly showcases up-and-coming jazz, soul, hip-hop, R&B and funk artists. After 40 years of success, Blue Note continues to carry the torch for jazz into the 21st century in the cultural heart of New York, Greenwich Village.
BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB ON THE WEB:
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