NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Justin Timberlake: Tiny Desk Concert
TV Episode | 25 min | Music

NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Justin Timberlake: Tiny Desk Concert

TV Episode | 25 min | Music

Walking into the room shortly before Justin Timberlake took our cramped stage, I overheard someone on his team wondering aloud if this was to be the most densely populated Tiny Desk concert in history - which is to say, the most musicians ...See moreWalking into the room shortly before Justin Timberlake took our cramped stage, I overheard someone on his team wondering aloud if this was to be the most densely populated Tiny Desk concert in history - which is to say, the most musicians we've ever fit in a single frame. It's not, but we don't often find a way to cram in this many human beings (15 in all) and this much gear. Timberlake has never been one to give partial effort, but this is a production befitting the occasion: namely, a set timed to drop concurrently with the release of his new album, Everything I Thought It Was. Eschewing the rootsier feel of its predecessor, 2018's Man of the Woods, the new record is a throwback, an epic and a blowout - and so's this lavish set, which scales the Timberlake experience down to 25 minutes of maximalist celebration and, when the moment calls for it, chiller vibes. Backed by his band The Tennessee Kids, Timberlake's Tiny Desk debut leans heavily on his early solo catalog, as he kicks it off with two songs from 2002's classic Justified and weaves in three more from 2006's magnificent FutureSex/LoveSounds - including a set-closing "SexyBack," which finds the singer trotting out a megaphone in a truly meme-worthy moment. By the way, in case you're wondering, the all-time record for musicians behind the Tiny Desk is a whopping 23, a feat pulled off by the fantastic Mucca Pazza in 2015. But Timberlake and company rival that classic performance's energy - in both cases, the real triumph lies not in the Tetris of it all, but in the way that many people still find ways to move, buoyantly and as one mighty organism. Written by Stephen Thompson See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Justin Timberlake Self - Lead vocals / guitar / keys Self - Lead vocals / guitar / keys See fewer	Trolls (2016)
RaVaughn Nichelle Brown Self - Vocals Self - Vocals See fewer	Coming 2 America (2021)
Camry Self - Vocals Self - Vocals See fewer	NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2009)
Erin Stevenson Self - Vocals Self - Vocals See fewer	When We Kill the Creators (2020)
Kenyon Dixon Self - Vocals Self - Vocals See fewer	Trolls World Tour (2020)
Justin Gilbert Self - Keys Self - Keys See fewer	NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2009)
Mike Reid Self - Drums Self - Drums See fewer	NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2009)
Elliot Ives Self - Guitar Self - Guitar See fewer	The Book of Love (2016)
Derrick Ray Self - Bass Self - Bass See fewer	Praise This (2023)
Leon Silva Self - Saxophone Self - Saxophone See fewer	Blindspotting (2018)
Kevin Williams Self - Trombone, flute Self - Trombone, flute See fewer	NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2009)
Dontae Winslow Self - Trumpet Self - Trumpet See fewer	In the Hive (2012)
Sean Erick Self - Trumpet Self - Trumpet See fewer	Blindspotting (2018)
Adam Blackstone Self - Keys, percussion, music direction Self - Keys, percussion, music direction See fewer	In the Heights (2021)
Andrew Hynes Self - DJ Self - DJ See fewer	The Girl of His Dreams (2012)