Robert Glasper @ Theatre du Gesu on February 24th

The Montréal en Lumière Festival kicked off on February 16th and continues till the 26th with an extensive list of amazing events and shows that really lighten up this city and clear up our grey winter skies.

One of the biggest highlights within this highlights festival is the participation of Robert Glasper this Friday, February 24th at the Gésu Theatre. Glasper is an internationally renowned jazz musician and record producer who never limited himself to the jazz label. His work pulls influences from hip-hop, soul, R&B, rock  and has created a distinct sound that is revered for its complexity. This young Texan has worked with pretty much every great name in the hip-hop world such as Q-Tip, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Bilal, Common and J Dilla, just to name a few. He’s produced many tracks that we all adore and already has 4 brilliant albums under his belt: Mood, Canvas, In My Element, and Double Booked. This year he is blessing our ears with another album entitled Black Radio, expected to be released on February 28th. This highly anticipated album has already made a name for itself with the few pre-releases that were shared and its impressive list of collaborators.

To have Robert Glasper perform in this city is a great honour; I highly recommend seeing him it to all music lovers. His grand landscape of musical background makes his music less about the genre and more about the skill and talent.

It’s going to be an epic night.
See you there

Robert Glasper
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Gesù – Centre de créativité – Théâtre du Gesù
1200, De Bleury St.
$34.50 plus taxes and service charges ($41.17 to $46.32)

-MF Gold co-hosts Say Word! with Caity every Wednesday from 3-4pm