Onyx Bugett | TalkLife News
Morning edition • October 21, 2026. Event preview; all listed times are Eastern. Confirm availability and terms with the venue.
Robert Glasper, Questlove and special guest Bilal are scheduled for two performances at New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club tonight, bringing a collaboration-focused stop to the city’s live-music calendar.
The venue’s official October 21 listing gives showtimes of 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., with doors at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively. The booking is part of Glasper’s October residency, known as Robtober.
For listeners who move easily between R&B, jazz and hip-hop, the pairing is an opportunity to hear those musical conversations in a club setting. The listing establishes who is scheduled to appear, rather than a guaranteed set list or a review of a performance that has not yet happened.
A residency built around collaboration
Blue Note describes Glasper as a pianist, producer and composer whose work connects jazz with R&B and hip-hop. Its artist biography points to the Black Radio series and his film-scoring work, including The Photograph and Luther: Never Too Much, as parts of that broader career.
The venue presents the residency as a space for collaborations. That framing helps explain the attraction of a named guest lineup, but promotional descriptions of a special night should be understood as expectations, not independent judgments of its quality.
New York State’s I LOVE NY event page also lists the October 21 late show at 131 West Third Street in Manhattan. For Brooklyn readers considering a trip, the venue’s purchase and seating rules deserve attention alongside the lineup.
The published terms include a $20 minimum per person, first-come seating and separate age rules: table seating is all ages, while the bar area is for people 21 and older. Groups larger than eight require a group package. These conditions are part of planning the evening, rather than details to discover at the door.
Availability and total purchase costs should be checked through the venue’s current booking links. Tonight’s confirmed preview is the scheduled collaboration and its two showtimes. Any surprise appearances, musical selections or claims about how the room responds must wait for the performance itself.