Dinner Party

Facilitated by multi-instrumentalist and producer Terrace Martin, Dinner Party vaporize genre distinctions between jazz, soul, and funk in a way that is ultimately hip-hop despite a lack of MCs. The collaborative group, also featuring pianist Robert Glasper, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, producer 9th Wonder, and numerous guests that likewise reflect the group's name, debuted in 2020 with a self-titled EP offering solace and strength in the face of brutality and weariness. The subsequent remix project Dinner Party: Dessert earned a Grammy nomination for Best Progressive R&B Album. Enigmatic Society, a comparatively romantic set, followed in 2023. Dinner Party and Dinner Party: Dessert were combined for CD release as Dinner & Dessert, followed by the succinct and casual Whatchu Bringing? in 2026. All of the group's output has been issued by Martin's Sounds of Crenshaw label.