Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu helped define neo soul in the 1990s, blending jazz phrasing, hip hop rhythm, and deep r&b feeling into a sound that made albums like Baduizm and Mama's Gun standards of the genre. Her voice and her sense of style, from the head wraps to the stage presence, made her one of the most distinct performers of her generation.

She has a show coming up at Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, a rare chance to catch an artist whose live sets are known for stretching songs into long, loose grooves.