Jahi Sundance is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, and DJ best known as a core member of Robert Glasper's band. He has toured with artists ranging from Mos Def to Talib Kweli, performed at iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and earned production and songwriting credits with artists including Chris Brown, Miguel, and Common.
Jahi Sundance is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, and DJ best known as a core member of Robert Glasper's band. He has toured with artists ranging from Mos Def to Talib Kweli, performed at iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and earned production and songwriting credits with artists including Chris Brown, Miguel, and Common. During this delightful conversation, we talk about how his innovative style came about, how much growing up with a famous avant-garde saxophonist father shaped his musical taste, how Meshell Ndegeocello was not afraid to have Jahi on stage improvising and learning the chops, but we also chat about the Jersey bootleg scene back in the day, buying 45s at bodegas in NY, and the triangles, squares, and circles within a band.