2017MM@M study guide

About Us

Produced by STG's Education and Community Programs, More Music @ The Moore (MM@M) is a young artist development program that provides talented young artists (ages 14-21) with the tools and setting to rehearse and perform music under the direction of industry mentors and professionals. The program culminates with two performances at The Moore Theatre, an 11am student matinee and 7:30pm public performance (March 24, 2017). STG is thrilled to welcome Robert Glasper as the Music Director of the 16th annual MM@M. A dynamic producer, composer, and pianist Robert Glasper has won 3 Grammy Awards of his own and contributed to a number of other award winning albums.

What sets MM@M apart from other young artist performances is a focus on original work and cross-cultural collaboration. This year, over 150 musicians auditioned to be part of the program, the standard was higher than ever. The 14 selected musicians have come together for 2 months of outside rehearsal before a week of rehearsals at the Moore Theatre to create an innovative, collaborative performance under the artistic direction of Robert Glasper. MM@M is one of a number of STG programs that invests in the next generation of artists in Seattle.

STG MISSION:

Making performances and arts education in the Pacific Northwest enriching, while keeping Seattle's historic Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres healthy and vibrant.

ABOUT EDUCATION:

Seattle Theatre Group Education and Community Programs extend beyond The Paramount, Moore and the Neptune Theatre stages and into the lives of the greater Seattle community. STG offered over 1000 programs last seasons impacting 41,695 students and community members from diverse ages and backgrounds.

These programs:

? Deepen significance to performances through opportunities to engage with artists ? Inspire youth and local artists through training and performance opportunities ? Provide exposure to the arts through access initiatives

Robert Glasper

Music Director

Houston native Robert Glasper had a strong musical influence in his mother who played piano and sang gospel music in church as well as in jazz and blues clubs. After moving to New York City to study at New School University, Glasper began performing with Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett, Terence Blanchard, and Roy Hargrove. After releasing his debut album Mood in 2003 Glasper signed to Blue Note Records. Two acclaimed acoustic albums followed--Canvas (2005) and In My Element (2007)-- before he perfectly captured his unique duality with 2009's Double-Booked which juxtaposed his acoustic Trio and hip hop-infused Experiment band. RGX's 2012 breakout Black Radio album featured numerous notable vocalists and laid out a new paradigm for creative music reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music, and won Best R&B Album at the 2013 GRAMMY Awards. RGX upped the ante with Black Radio 2 (2013), another genre-defying effort that took the Black Radio blueprint and built to even greater heights, winning Glasper a 2nd GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. In 2015, Glasper reunited his original acoustic trio for the album Covered (The Robert Glasper Trio recorded live at Capitol Studios), which is GRAMMY-nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. That year Glasper received wide attention for his prominent role on Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp A Butterfly, and composed the original music for the Miles Davis film Miles Ahead, directed by and starring Don Cheadle. He recently won his 3rd GRAMMY for that Soundtrack. In 2016, Glasper released two albums: Everything's Beautiful, his re-imagination of the Miles Davis catalog, and ArtScience with the Robert Glasper Experiment. He is an official Steinway Artist.

More Music @ The Moore Music Genres

Hip-Hop

MM@M Artist: Jnaii

Hip-hop began in the 1970's after DJ Kool Herc tried something new on the turntable: he extended an instrumental beat to let people dance longer and began rapping to add another layer to it. From these humble beginnings, a unique singing and culture emerged. MCs started rapping to showcase their DJs, until Sugar Hill Gang put out "Rapper's Delight" in 1979. This was the second rap album to come out and became an enormous hit. Through the years hip-hop has become a legitimate music genre with records from Run-D.M.C., Jay Z.

R&B Vocalist

MM@M Artist: ZAHARA

R&B also called Rhythm and Blues evolved from blues and jazz music in the late 1940s. It started to become popular because of its dancing beat. The lyrics of R&B music were about everyday life. Most of these songs were considered risqu? for its time. Throughout the years R&B evolved to include, soul music, disco and pop music. Songs also evolved to include love songs with vocal harmonies made popular by, R. Kelly and Boyz 11 Men.

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