Dinner Party - Whatchu Bringing?

Everybody has to bring something to the potluck on Whatchu Bringing?, the latest gathering of the jazz and hip-hop supergroup Dinner Party.

The table is set by four heavyweights: saxophonist Kamasi Washington, pianist Robert Glasper, multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin and producer 9th Wonder. They first sat down together back in 2020, and this 2026 set, released through Martin's Sounds of Crenshaw label, keeps the conversation flowing with vocalist Phoelix as the guest of honour, singing on most of the record and co-writing every song.

Poet J. Ivy opens proceedings on "Stop Being Late," a spoken-word scolding for a tardy guest that softens into the album's real message: love is what you bring to the table. From there the grooves settle in. "If It Ain't Broke (Love Wins)," the lead single, floats on a slow-rolling beat and Phoelix's buttery harmonies, "Stargazing" drifts into late-night territory, and "Breakfast at Sharkey's" has a lazy, sunlit swing that feels like the morning after a very good evening.

Nine tracks, no wasted plates, and a mood that sits somewhere between a Sunday cookout and a candlelit after-party. It's grown-up soul-jazz with hip-hop in its bones, best enjoyed with good friends, good food and the needle firmly down.