Dinner Party or The Dinner Party may refer to:
Patrick Denard Douthit,better known as 9th Wonder,is an American hip hop producer,record executive,and DJ from Winston-Salem,North Carolina,who is also teaching faculty at North Carolina Central University and Duke University,where he collaborates with Professor Mark Anthony Neal.
Robert Andre Glasper is an American pianist,record producer,songwriter,and musical arranger. His music embodies numerous musical genres,primarily centered around jazz. To date,Glasper has won five Grammy Awards and received eleven nominations across eight categories.
The Formula is the second collaborative studio album by American rapper Buckshot and record producer 9th Wonder. It was released on April 29,2008 through Duck Down Music. Recording sessions took place at De Stu at North Carolina Central University in Durham,North Carolina. Production was handled entirely by 9th Wonder,with Buckshot and Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Carlitta Durand,Arafat Yates,Big Chops,Keisha Shontelle,Swan,Talib Kweli,Tyler Woods and the Formula Crew. The album debuted at #137 on the Billboard 200 album chart,opening with 5,874 units sold.
Terrace Jamahl Martin is an American musician,rapper,singer,and record producer. He is perhaps best known for producing records for several prominent artists in the music industry,including Kendrick Lamar,Snoop Dogg,the Game,Busta Rhymes,Stevie Wonder,Charlie Wilson,Raphael Saadiq and YG,among others. Martin is a multi-instrumentalist whose music production embodies funk,jazz,classical and soul. Martin released his sixth studio album,Velvet Portraits,on his label,Sounds of Crenshaw Records,through Ropeadope Records.
Black Radio is an album by Robert Glasper,recorded with his electric quartet,the Robert Glasper Experiment. Released on February 28,2012,on the Blue Note label,the album won Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards and also received a nomination for Best R&B Performance from the album cut "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)",which featured R&B singer Ledisi,in February 2013.
Stephen Lee Bruner,better known by his stage name Thundercat,is an American musician,singer,record producer,and songwriter from Los Angeles. First coming to prominence as a member of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies,he has since released four solo studio albums and is noted for his work with producer Flying Lotus and his appearances on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly. In 2016,Thundercat won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Performance for his work on the track "These Walls" from To Pimp a Butterfly. In 2020,Thundercat released his fourth studio album,It Is What It Is,which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album.
The Solution is the third collaborative studio album by American rapper Buckshot and record producer 9th Wonder. It was released on November 13,2012 through Jamla Records/Duck Down Music. Production was entirely handled by 9th Wonder,who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Dyme-A-Duzin and Rapsody. The album debuted at number 196 on the Billboard 200 chart,with first-week sales of 2,300 copies in the United States.
Kamasi Washington is an American jazz saxophonist. He is a founding member of the jazz collective West Coast Get Down.
Malaya Tina Bandico Watson is an American singer from Southfield,Michigan,who finished in eighth place on the thirteenth season of American Idol.
Qmillion,is an American record producer,mix engineer,composer,and songwriter based in Los Angeles,California,United States. Qmillion's achievement for recording and mixing recording artist Robert Glasper's critically acclaimed Black Radio album,gained him a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards in 2013. and most recently nominated for Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album,Non-Classical for Black Radio III by Robert Glasper on the 2023 Grammys.
Velvet Portraits is a studio album by American musician Terrace Martin. It was released on April 1,2016 through Sounds Of Crenshaw/Ropeadope Records. Recording sessions took place at Organic Grease Studios,Ameraycan Studios,Village Studios and Red Bull Studios in Los Angeles,Make Believe Studios in Omaha and Affinia Hotel in New York. Production was handled by Martin himself,who co-producers Robert Searight and DJ Pooh.
Josef Leimberg is a producer,lyricist,and trumpet player from Los Angeles. He contributed to Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy Award-winning album,To Pimp a Butterfly,and is currently signed with World Galaxy,the jazz imprint of Alpha Pup Records.
Heaven and Earth is the fourth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington. It was released on June 22,2018,through Young Turks Recordings. Both CD and LP versions of the album contain an extra disc called "The Choice" which is hidden within a closed part of the packaging which must be cut open to access the disc. The Choice was released digitally as a separate LP on June 29,2018.
Love Will Find a Way is a jazz album by Philip Bailey released in November 2019 on Verve Records. The album reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Alexandra Isley is an American singer-songwriter and producer. She released her debut EP The Love/Art Memoirs in 2012. Isley has worked with artists including Scarface,Terrace Martin,Masego,9th Wonder,Tank and the Bangas,and Lucky Daye. Isley has been nominated for two Grammy Awards.
Collagically Speaking is the debut studio album by jazz supergroup R+R=NOW. It was released on June 15,2018 through Blue Note Records. Recording sessions took place at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah,Derrick Hodge,Justin Tyson,Robert Glasper,Taylor McFerrin and Terrace Martin,with Nicole Hegeman and Vincent Bennett serving as executive producers. It features contributions from Amanda Seales,Amber Navran,Goapele Mohlabane,India Shawn,Jahi Sundance,Mirna Jose,Omari Hardwick,Stalley,Terry Crews and Yasiin Bey.
Everything's Beautiful is an album by American musician Robert Glasper based on Miles Davis' samples. It was released on May 27,2016,through Blue Note/Legacy/Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Anu It! Studio,Brooklyn Recording and the Thingamajig Lab 2 in New York,Klearlight Studios and Precious House Studios in Dallas,the Peanut Gallery and Brightlady Studios in Raleigh,Willow Grove Studios in Australia,State Of The Ark in London,King Creative Studios and Wonderland Studios in Los Angeles,with additional recording at Westlake Recording Studios. Production was handled by 9th Wonder,Anu~Sun,Black Milk,DJ Spinna,Erykah Badu,Georgia Anne Muldrow,Hiatus Kaiyote,Jewels,Paris Strother,Rashad Smith,Robert Glasper,and Steve Berkowitz,who also served as executive producer with Adam Block,Erin Davis,Nicole Hegeman and Vince Wilburn. It features guest appearances from Bilal,Erykah Badu,Georgia Anne Muldrow,Hiatus Kaiyote,Illa J,Laura Mvula,Ledisi,Phonte,Stevie Wonder and We Are King,as well as contributions from bassists Derrick Hodge,Braylon Lacy and Burniss Travis,guitarists Danny Leznoff,Kyle Bolden and John Scofield,saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin,and keyboardist Joe Zawinul among others.
The West Coast Get Down is an American jazz collective formed in Los Angeles in 2006. Its members include saxophonist Kamasi Washington,bassists Miles Mosley and Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner,drummers Ronald Bruner Jr. and Tony Austin,pianists Cameron Graves and Brandon Coleman,trombonist Ryan Porter,and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin. Most of the members of the group gained prominence for their contributions to Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015).
Ryan Porter is an American jazz trombonist. Based in Los Angeles,he is a founding member of the West Coast Get Down jazz collective. A longtime collaborator of West Coast Get Down saxophonist Kamasi Washington,he has also toured with Stevie Wonder,Rihanna,Kanye West,Snoop Dogg,Lauryn Hill,and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
