{"id":4689,"date":"2026-03-31T10:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ljubljanajazz.si\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4689"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:08:11","slug":"bilal","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ljubljanajazz.si\/en\/koncert\/bilal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilal (US)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774959766427{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bilal (US)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4743&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775126283388{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Saturday, 4 July, 6 pm &#8211; Linhart Hall<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Tickets <\/strong>(no assigned seating): presale EUR 25, 21*, on the day: EUR 28, 24*<br \/>\n<em><small>* Discounted admission prices for people younger than 25, older than 65 and<\/small><br \/>\n<\/em>Festival pass: EUR 115[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775121353880{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/vstopnice.cd-cc.si\/en\/basket\/add\/226497\" id=\"sc_button_900210447\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_default gumb sc_button_size_large sc_button_icon_left\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"sc_button_text\"><span class=\"sc_button_title\">BUY TICKET HERE<\/span><\/span><!-- \/.sc_button_text --><\/a><!-- \/.sc_button -->[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775128087918{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Bilal<\/strong>, vocals; \u00a0<strong>Randy Runyon<\/strong>, guitar; <strong>Conley &#8220;Tone&#8221; Whitfield,<\/strong> bass; <strong>Joseph Grissett aka Joe Blaxx<\/strong>, drums<\/p>\n<p>Although working across a variety of genres \u2013 from neo-soul to rock \u2013 Bilal says he is \u201ca jazz musician first.\u201d One only needs to experience one of his live performances to understand why: his shows are always partly improvised and never the same twice, something relatively uncommon among vocalists. Furthermore, the core of his musical expression, rests on a solid foundation. He studied jazz at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, where \u2013 perhaps more importantly than the degree he never completed \u2013 he met Robert Glasper, a frequent collaborator, through whom Bilal became involved with artists such as Q-Tip and Mos Def.<\/p>\n<p>A singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer considered one of the United States\u2019 most distinctive musicians at the intersection of contemporary R&amp;B, neo soul and jazz, Bilal is a key innovator in contemporary African American music. Acclaimed for his wide vocal range and improvisational skills, as well as his ability to blend and seamlessly transition between genres, he has garnered particular praise for his unique, unforgettable live performances.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1307247203\" style=\"opacity: 0; position: absolute; z-index: -1;\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1307247203\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1307247203', 'More ...', 'Less' )\">More ...<\/button><\/span><span class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1307247203\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\nHis debut album, <em>1st Born Second<\/em> (2001), was released under the guidance of producers including Dr. Dre, James Poyser, and J Dilla. Any attempt to list all of his collaborators would be needless, but it remains important to note that during the pivotal late 1990s, Bilal was deeply immersed in New York\u2019s vibrant rap and neo soul scene. His invaluable dedication earned him a place in the experimental collective The Soulquarians \u2013 a group of artists blending jazz, soul, and hip hop influences (alongside D&#8217;Angelo, Erykah Badu, Questlove, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, J Dilla, and Raphael Saadiq, among others). This truly unique, if not revolutionary, collective redefined American Black popular music and left an enduring legacy of musical innovation.<br \/>\nAs a featured artist on Kendrick Lamar\u2019s song <em>These Walls<\/em> (as well as several other tracks on the album <em>To Pimp a Butterfly<\/em>), Bilal shares a Grammy Award for Best Rap\/Sung Performance, while his performance with The Roots is widely regarded as one of the most engaging in the entire Tiny Desk series. His most recent album, <em>Adjust Brightness<\/em>, came out last year. While all of this already sounds impressive, it offers only a brief glimpse into the remarkable credentials of this singular artist.<br \/>\n<\/span><span class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; hide_bg_image_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eB4oFu4BtQ8&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774951601002{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nB7fhyqh0IM&amp;amp;list=RDnB7fhyqh0IM&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774951606027{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sgSjKelFElE&amp;amp;list=RDsgSjKelFElE&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;t=6s&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774951611196{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; hide_bg_image_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Linhart Hall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4710,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[91],"class_list":["post-4689","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-day-4-en","cat_day-4-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Bilal (US) - 67. 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