LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Robert Glasper Trio

Mixing his fluent technique – which can sound a little Brad Mehldau-ish at times – with a peerless understanding of fractured hip-hop rhythms à la his mentor, the late, great J Dilla of Slum Village, pianist Glasper is one of a kind. Favouring compact, minimalist chord sequences and hooky themes, he brings his killer trio and invites some special guests from the UK hip-hop scene to make this an explosive – very live and direct – meeting between rap and jazz.