Not surprisingly, the sultry jazz and R&B artist Erykah Badu displayed considerable talent in the fine arts from early childhood, excelling in dance, voice and art lessons, even before her years at Booker T. Washington, Dallas’ most well-known performing arts high school. A three-time Grammy Award winner, the Dallas-native released both her triple platinum debut album, “Baduizm,” and its follow-up, “Live!,” in 1997. She’s since gone on to release the acclaimed “Mama’s Gun” and establish an equally promising film career, highlighted by her appearance in “The Cider House Rules.” Now an established artist, Badu fuses jazz, R&B and hip-hop with her talents as writer, producer, director, poet, dancer and visual artist.