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Bobby Carter | January 8, 2021
I don't recall any other artist at the Tiny Desk harmonizing their own introduction, but Philadelphia's own Jazmine Sullivan didn't waste a second, greeting us all by flexing those once-in-a-generation chops from the jump. The singer-songwriter, draped in a trench coat while her band sports all black, are nestled in the corner of a dimly lit space resembling a cabaret.
We don't see or hear much from Jazmine Sullivan until she has something to get off her chest. She drops a body of work every five years or so, shakes up the world of R&B with each offering, then quietly goes back to minding her own business. Her latest project, Heaux Tales, is a bold and timely conversation piece addressing truths regarding relationships, sex, social norms, self-worth and a myriad of other topics that women graple with. Each song is masterfully connected to another through unique yet familiar testimonies by women from all walks of life.
She starts her Tiny Desk (home) concert with three extended and reworked selections from Heaux Tales, squeezes in thee fan favorite from 2015's Reality Show, then invites Tiny Desk alum H.E.R. to the stage to close with "Girl Like Me." Ms. Sullivan, her background vocalists and H.E.R. ate this performance up and left not a crumb on the floor.
SET LIST
"Bodies (Intro)"
"The Other Side"
"Lost One"
"Let It Burn"
"Girl Like Me" (featuring H.E.R.)
MUSICIANS
Jazmine Sullivan: vocals
H.E.R.: vocals
Alisa Joe: vocals
Natalie Curtis: vocals
Ayana George: vocals
Dave Watson: drums
Simon Martinez: guitar
Jermaine Blandford: bass
Eric Wortham: keys
CREDITS
Video: Mansa Twin Johnson, Mignotae Kebede, Evan Morsell
Audio: Chauncey Burney
Creative Director: Amaya Segura
Set Design: Matthew Englebert
Executive Producer: Omari Williams
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Maia Stern
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Morgan Noelle Smith
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
Bobby Carter | January 8, 2021
I don't recall any other artist at the Tiny Desk harmonizing their own introduction, but Philadelphia's own Jazmine Sullivan didn't waste a second, greeting us all by flexing those once-in-a-generation chops from the jump. The singer-songwriter, draped in a trench coat while her band sports all black, are nestled in the corner of a dimly lit space resembling a cabaret.
We don't see or hear much from Jazmine Sullivan until she has something to get off her chest. She drops a body of work every five years or so, shakes up the world of R&B with each offering, then quietly goes back to minding her own business. Her latest project, Heaux Tales, is a bold and timely conversation piece addressing truths regarding relationships, sex, social norms, self-worth and a myriad of other topics that women graple with. Each song is masterfully connected to another through unique yet familiar testimonies by women from all walks of life.
She starts her Tiny Desk (home) concert with three extended and reworked selections from Heaux Tales, squeezes in thee fan favorite from 2015's Reality Show, then invites Tiny Desk alum H.E.R. to the stage to close with "Girl Like Me." Ms. Sullivan, her background vocalists and H.E.R. ate this performance up and left not a crumb on the floor.
SET LIST
"Bodies (Intro)"
"The Other Side"
"Lost One"
"Let It Burn"
"Girl Like Me" (featuring H.E.R.)
MUSICIANS
Jazmine Sullivan: vocals
H.E.R.: vocals
Alisa Joe: vocals
Natalie Curtis: vocals
Ayana George: vocals
Dave Watson: drums
Simon Martinez: guitar
Jermaine Blandford: bass
Eric Wortham: keys
CREDITS
Video: Mansa Twin Johnson, Mignotae Kebede, Evan Morsell
Audio: Chauncey Burney
Creative Director: Amaya Segura
Set Design: Matthew Englebert
Executive Producer: Omari Williams
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Maia Stern
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Morgan Noelle Smith
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
YAAAASSSS!!!! Tiny Desk, THIS is how you bring in the new year! OH YES!
Amazing. I listen to this on repeat
I’m mymm
Agreed 👍🏾💪🏾🔥🔥
Dope and deep, what a moment 🤯🧡🙆🏽♀️
Yesssssss 🙌
A whole vibe!!
I’m gonna jump right to the blast from the past 11:13 LET IT BURN
The other side live sounds so good ✨
Wow 2 solid artist with clothes on, no twerking, no body parts distracting from the message, vocals or music! Good job artist! Compliments
0:14
The progressions in her music are like no other!! Okay let me stop commenting on here. Love you girl!
I literally can’t stop miming “Bodies” in my mirror everyday
All these harmonies are making it very difficult for me to sing both parts. I'll survive but still.
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i would marry her
If her runs could be translated to distance, she will be faster than Usain Bolt.
There is not 1 song she sings that I don’t like! Love her and her beautiful voice 😊
How do you make “Lost One” sound like a motivational gospel song??? Ma’am I am CRYINGGGGG😭
15:24
0:28
Favorite artist ever.
Jazmine got the best mixture of top notch vocals and ratchet relatable content I have ever heard.
0:14 Home edition. You are welcome 😂😊
Phenomenal performance! Lost one penetrated my soul. I listen to it three times in a row.
In my top 10 tiny desk concerts for sure! It's levels to artistry.
My life was just blessed 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 I😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 u Jasmine keep doing what you're doing.
0:13
Oh My God, this brought tears to my eyes
asleep!
So good. Her voice is like an aged Bourbon, so smooth, so rich and warms the soul.
Beautiful! I was hoping to hear Masterpiece (Mona Lisa). That’s my song!!
I’m convinced whoever disliked the video jus a hater...
Thank You for coming back Jasmine. Keep adding to the soundtrack of my Life🎁💛
Was I suppose to cry on every song?🥺😂
This is amazing!
omgee I love this with all my heart!
Only JS can have bit** in the chorus I’m like sing that sh** 😂 and I don’t curse that often. Some things are just curse appropriate 🤷🏾♂️
When you at church & the holy spirit just takes over💎💯💙
Other side is my shiiiiiiidddd
Imma just say the rest of her albums need to sound live. She literally sound WAYYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER LIVE! the studio sound doesn't compliment her voice
she had me at 00:28
Jazmine been that woman that singer that girl since day Lions Tiger and Bears. Its finally her season. She been on though.
Good ol singing Alto!
I have watched this 1000 times and I'm just noticing her barbed wire earrings!! Where can I find those?
Amazing!
I am disappointed the bust out the window wasn't played That's the only song I know.
She sounds like the Weeknd 🤣😂😆
The best!
Give this lady all her roses, accolades and grammy's now please!
QUEEN 👑
Let it burn, my all time fav song! Amazing talent Jazzmine. Thank you
YOU BE FREAKIN G-I-F-T-E-D, BABY! I'VE HEARD YOU SING BEFORE BUT HERE I 'SEE' YOU PERFORM--I SEE GLIMPSES OF YOUR SOUL--YOU'RE B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! YEAH!
When the guitarist grabbed the guitar towards that last part I knew it was over 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Une artiste dotée d'un talent exceptionnel💞💞🙏🙏🙏💞 💞 Bravo aux musiciens et aux choristes. Un grand merci à npr music.
So underrated
THIS ❤️🥰
My face the entire time: 👁️👄👁️ The talent she has, the access she has, the range she has, the impact she has, the international implications that she has✨✨✨✨✨, jazmine is a singer's singer❤️❤️❤️. Whew mama the riffs were SLAMMING, and the harmony with H.E.R.... we love to HEAR IT✨
Most underrated female vocalist of today 💯🔥🔥🔥
I do love all the music's that she sang but I love the burn. It resonated with me. Thank you Jazmine, for the Tiny Desk Consort.
Do you mean "Let it Burn"? I started with Bodies being my favorite but the more I listen to it the more I realize it's a masterful rendition of Let it Burn. She is straight up enjoying herself and blessing us with her talent. And of course her band is not too shabby either.
Been too busy slapping the album that I just now found this. What a find indeed.
Blessed🙏
This is grown folk music!!!!
12:58 isn't that the craziest run? omg
Exactly. Is like she is just talking. It blows my mind how gifted and talented she is.
The way she does it so effortlessly. For her it's just like breathing or something.
Beautiful 💜
This is one churchy sounding ratchet song! I love it!!! It's that piano for me and the lyrics!
omg she is killing!
Jasmine Sullivan, not Jennifer Lopez should have been singing at inauguration. OK?!
❤️❤️❤️
👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾
2021 is Jazmine's year!!!! This is a long time coming!!
This is giving me Beyoncé Lemonade vibes! Yassss Jazzzz!👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
bruuuuuh i love you Jaz you are truly talented !!!
This is Musically thought provoking .....Masterful
I literally come here EVERYDAY! You did that jazmin💙
Home edition yaaaaas. We want y’all to VIBE WIT uuus. I hear you Jazz 🔥
How could anybody possibly hit dislike on this, I'm seriously baffled! Just 🔥🔥🔥
Jazmine this is what we needed Sis. Fire! And Alisa is laying it down as usual. Yesssss ladies....yessss
3:09 so beautiful
Jazmine been 🔥. Just happy ppl are finally seeing and understanding how dope and TALENTED this woman really is. She is just surgical with it 💜💜💜
Genius
Effortless!
Come tf on, Jaz! Ohmygawd! 🙌🏾💛
I love this lady! I instantly started bobbing my head cause GIRL I’ve been loving you since day oneee ❤️
Never can go wrong with Jaz or HER!! So dope!! Vocals & those runs are always on point!! I be making faces like im singing 🤣🤣🤣 This by One of my favorites! ❣❣❣
This three piece band. Piano, guitar and drums. The bgvs and HER VOICE. This is MUSIC. Jazmine is one of the GREATS. A singer’s singer. We stan you queen. ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Goosebumps 🤯 I love Jazmine Sullivan so much this is amazing! She's so underrated. 💜🔥🔥🔥
I love how dynamic her ensemble is - they’re not all slamming drums and screaming guitars all the time - if the song calls for it they go there, but they’re playing artfully and making those dynamics a varied choice instead of a constant habit. Everyone on this performance is killing it!
Yes love her
Loving this. Is it me, or is the intro to 'The Other Side" very reminiscent of Everlong? Am I the venn diagram between Jazmine Sullivan and the Foo Fighters? Here to represent Black Gen X.
I need a WHOLE Jasmine, Her & Ari Lennox EP... OMG! My Faves!
Hammer! :-)
It was H.E.R running for me, YAASSSS!!
Jazmine is the only consistent singer that's out hands down!
Magique
Adore her 💚
Soul soothin’! This album is real art!
Thanks for giving me real music ❤
i needed this version of bodies because wow
Speechless
If she wouldve done forever dont last i wouldve cried so much more
I love her
YES PLS
Doesn't matter if you believe in God or not. There is no denying that her voice comes straight from the source. I said what I said.
The way Jazmine sang Lost One. I cannot get over it. I am obsessed. Her vocals are impecable.