DINNER PARTY DROPS NEW ALBUM, ‘DINNER PARTY: DESSERT’

REIMAGINED ALBUM FEATURING GUEST APPEARANCES FROM SNOOP DOGG, HERBIE HANCOCK, CORDAE, RAPSODY AND MORE; OUT NOW ON SOUNDS OF CRENSHAW & EMPIRE

LISTEN TO THE 2020 DEBUT ALBUM DINNER PARTY FROM SUPERGROUP OF TERRACE MARTIN, ROBERT GLASPER, KAMASI WASHINGTON & 9TH WONDER

ARTWORK CREDIT: Amani Washinton

DINNER PARTY: DESSERT TRACKLISTING

1. Sleepless Nights (feat. Buddy, Reuben Vincent & Phoelix)

2. Love You Bad (feat. Malaya & Phoelix)

3. From My Heart And My Soul (feat. Tank and the Bangas & Phoelix)

4. First Responders (feat. Punch & Bilal)

5. The Mighty Tree (feat. Herbie Hancock & Rapsody)

6. Freeze Tag (feat. Cordae & Phoelix)

7. LUV U (feat. Snoop Dogg & Alex Isley)

PRESS ON DINNER PARTY

“The word “supergroup” has gotten thrown around loosely over the years, and sometimes the collected resumes don’t always add up to that distinction. But that is … very much not the case with Dinner Party. The new band is the project of Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, and 9th Wonder. These guys have spent their whole careers eliding the boundaries between jazz, soul, and rap, and that’s exactly the intent with Dinner Party” – STEREOGUM

“It’s not every day you run into a supergroup as exciting as Dinner Party.” – HYPEBEAST

“This group is full of musicians who have been leading the jazz/hip hop crossover moment for years.” – BROOKLYN VEGAN

“One of the most formidable supergroup lineups imaginable…Dinner Party’s self-titled debut is a seamless-sounding project, seven songs that sit in the sweet spot between 9th Wonder’s throwback beats, Glasper’s mellow keys, and the two saxophonists’ melodic digressions.” – THE FADER

“As the name lends, Dinner Party is invite-only for those who not only live in the now, but also cook up recipes that will be shared for years to come.” – ESSENCE

Dinner Party, the incomparable supergroup of Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington and 9th Wonder, release their second album this year following the lauded debut of their eponymous release Dinner Party in July. The new album Dinner Party: Dessert comes with reimagined versions of the original tracks and additional features from contemporary musical heroes Snoop Dogg, Cordae, Herbie Hancock, Buddy, Bilal, Tank and the Bangas, Punch and Rapsody, alongside newcomers Reuben Vincent, Malaya and Alex Isle, plus resident Dinner Party guest Phoelix. The content of the music is not only timely but a call to action for the community – an homage to the duality of both beauty and adversity in Black America. These four musicians encapsulate the ability to meld jazz instrumentation with soulful R&B melodies over classic hip-hop production while redefining what is expected of popular music. With each release, they reach to inspire and give back to their community with an expression of joy, fun, and laughter without ego – good friends coming together and all bringing different ingredients to the table.

Their debut album, though a few years in the making, was a surprise Summer release and garnered nods from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The FADER, Stereogum, Pitchfork, Essence, Hot New Hip Hop, Brooklyn Vegan, FLOOD, Uproxx, Complex and more. The lead track from the album, “Freeze Tag” featuring Chicago vocalist Phoelix is a melodic combination of expert playing and upbeat production juxtaposed by lyrics about the Black plight against systemic racism and police brutality. As the song speaks to the everyday experience of Black Americans and others around the world, its relevance at the height of the biggest civil rights movement of the 21st century has no limit. Cordae is featured on a reimagined version of the song for the new album, being one of the most prolific rappers right now brings a powerful verse and was passionate to be apart of this project. “Freeze Tag” was followed by “Sleepless Nights” ft. Phoelix which came with an animated video that features the four as hip-hop / jazz superheroes from another planet who come down to a block party in Crenshaw to heal the people with music – links to watch and listen below.

Dinner Party started as an idea that came together while Martin and Glasper were on the road, touring with Glasper’s R+R=NOW. The two longtime friends originally met in 1996 at a jazz band camp and have continued to work closely on their own projects and producing for others. With the idea to meld many of their influences and practices into a new sound, nodding to jazz and soul but ultimately rooted in hip-hop, the idea for the new group was born. Martin called on Washington, a longtime friend that he met in 1992 in a high school jazz band, and seminal beat-maker and producer 9th Wonder to elevate the project musically. With all four as masters of their craft and then some – Martin and Washington on saxophone, Glasper on keys and 9th Wonder doing production.

Each of the four prodigious members have the musical pedigree that deserves the accolades they have received. Terrace Martin, a three-time Grammy-nominated artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, featured heavily on Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, M.A.A.D. city and To Pimp A Butterfly, along with contributions to recent projects from Travis Scott, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Herbie Hancock and more. Seven-time Grammy-nominated producer and pianist Robert Glasper, who has won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, has been a major force in music for decades, as well as film, including his Grammy win for the soundtrack to Miles Ahead and an Emmy for his contribution to “Letter To The Free” from Ava Duvernay‘s documentary 13th. Saxophonist Kamasi Washington was awarded the American Music Prize and Gilles Peterson Worldwide Album of The Year for his critically acclaimed 2015 LP The Epic. DJ and producer 9th Wonder has worked with some of the most influential artists in music, such as Erykah Badu, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Drake, Nipsey Hustle, Anderson .Paak and many more.