Robert Glasper's Black Radio III top's our shortlist for the best new albums out this week. Mancy Gant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Common and keyboardist Robert Glasper Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Fe hide caption
Jazz artist Nate Smith performing in the Netherlands. Smith's song "Square Wheel" feat. Kokayi and Michael Mayo was one of Jazz Night's favorites of the first half of the year. Peter Van Breukelen/Redferns hide caption
H.E.R. performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 8, 2018. Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
Jorja Smith's cover of the song "Rose Rouge" is featured in July's edition of Heavy Rotation. Rashidi Noah/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pianist and producer Robert Glasper has spent much of the past decade reconnecting jazz with popular black music, transforming the work of artists like rapper Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus and Brittany Howard. Peter Van Breukelen/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
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August Greene's self-titled debut is out March 9 on Amazon Music. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
August Green performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 12, 2018 (Eslah Attar/NPR). Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
Robert Glasper, Common and Karriem Riggins will release their debut album as August Greene this March. B+/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Robert Glasper and Bilal perform at NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert in Washington, D.C. Beck Harlan / NPR hide caption
Aww Yeah, Summertime — With The Robert Glasper Experiment
Robert Glasper explains why hip-hop producers gravitate towards jazz samples. NPR hide caption
'Jazz Is The Mother Of Hip-Hop': How Sampling Connects Genres
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Clockwise from upper left: Esperanza Spalding, Vijay Iyer, The No BS Brass Band, Robert Glasper NPR hide caption
All Songs +1: Our Most Memorable Tiny Desk Jazz Sets
Tiny Desk Concert with Common. Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption
Robert Glasper's latest album with his group, The Robert Glasper Experiement, is called ArtScience. Mathieu Bitton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Robert Glasper Talks 'ArtScience,' The Latest From His Adventurous Jazz Crew
Though not well known for its jazz scene, Houston, Texas has produced some of America's best jazz musicians, including Jason Moran. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Robert Glasper's new piano trio album is called Covered. Don Q. Hannah/Courtesy of the artist hide caption