Derrick Hodge
Double Bass / Electric Bass / Keyboards

Derrick Hodge

(1979–)

The bassist in the Robert Glasper Experiment. On his solo records he reveals his producer's ear — constructing entire compositions from the bass outward. His tone is deep and he dissolves into the beat, shaping the music from below.

Robert Glasper Experiment album featuring Derrick Hodge

Black Radio
Black Radio
Robert Glasper Experiment · 2012

Black RadioBlack RadioBlack RadioRobert Glasper Experiment · 2012 (2012) dissolved the boundaries between jazz, hip-hop, and R&B. Featuring Erykah Badu, Mos Def, and Lupe Fiasco, it was a definitive answer to the question of how to bring jazz to people outside jazz. Robert GlasperRobert GlasperRobert Glasperロバート・グラスパー's band kept deepening that direction.

Derrick Hodge's albums

Derrick Hodge's videos

The 2014 Tiny Desk — the canonical Robert GlasperRobert GlasperRobert Glasperロバート・グラスパー Experiment lineup. Casey BenjaminCasey BenjaminCasey Benjaminケイシー・ベンジャミン's vocoder and sax, Derrick HodgeDerrick HodgeDerrick Hodgeデリック・ホッジ's bass, Mark ColenburgMark Colenburgマーク・コレンバーグ's drums, all dissolving the lines between jazz, neo-soul, and hip-hop.

— NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, 2014

Videos featuring Derrick Hodge

Robert Glasper Experiment album featuring Derrick Hodge

Black Radio
Black Radio
Robert Glasper Experiment · 2012

Black RadioBlack RadioBlack RadioRobert Glasper Experiment · 2012 (2012) brought hip-hop and R&B fully into jazz on Robert GlasperRobert GlasperRobert Glasperロバート・グラスパー's terms, winning the Grammy for Best R&B Album. With Erykah Badu, Mos Def, and Bilal as guests, it physically expanded jazz's boundary.

— Black Radio (Robert Glasper Experiment album), Wikipedia, 2024

Derrick Hodge's albums