Dinner Party, the supergroup anchored by pianist Robert Glasper, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and vocalist Terrace Martin, announces a new album with producer 9th Wonder. "Watchu Bringing?" lands August 7 as the trio's third collaborative effort, following 2017's self-titled debut and 2020's "Dessert."
The project reunites four of contemporary jazz and hip-hop's most adventurous voices. Glasper brings virtuosic piano work and production sensibility honed through collaborations with everyone from Herbie Hancock to H.E.R. Washington commands the saxophone with the orchestral ambition evident in albums like "Kamasi Washington" and "Harmony." Martin balances vocal precision with producer credits spanning artists like Lalah Hathaway and Anderson .Paak. 9th Wonder, the North Carolina producer and Mery Makeba Institute director, shaped the sonic backbone of Little Brother and has worked extensively with The Roots.
Dinner Party represents jazz's ongoing conversation with hip-hop production aesthetics. The first two albums charted territory between instrumental sophistication and vocal-forward grooves, refusing clean genre boundaries. "Watchu Bringing?" arrives at a moment when artists like Glasper continue expanding beyond acoustic jazz toward genre-fluid collaboration, while Washington maintains his position as jazz's most visible voice in broader culture.
The album's title poses a question rather than stating purpose, suggesting the group remains interested in open-ended musical dialogue. For a supergroup with this level of individual accomplishment, restraint matters. These players succeed because they listen first and virtuosity follows.