ROBERT GLASPER RETURNS WITH DOUBLE-BOOKED;

TO BE RELEASED AUG. 25 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS

ALBUM BRIDGES JAZZ & HIP-HOP;

FEATURES GLASPER’S TRIO & EXPERIMENT BAND,

SPECIAL GUESTS BILAL & MOS DEF

GLASPER TO TOUR WITH MAXWELL THIS SUMMER

Pianist Robert Glasper presents both sides of his musical persona with Double-Booked, his third album for Blue Note Records, which will be released on August 25. The album bridges Glasper’s parallel careers as the leader of an acclaimed jazz trio and a first-call sideman with hip-hop artists such as Mos Def, Q Tip and The Roots. Moving nimbly from the acoustic Robert Glasper Trio to the hip-hop fusion Robert Glasper Experiment, the young keyboardist puts his versatility front and center. Special guests on the album include vocalist Bilal and a cameo appearance from rapper Mos Def.

Glasper will also be touring this summer as a member of R&B singer Maxwell’s band. Maxwell kicks off his 2009 North American tour on June 17. More information about tour dates can be found here.

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