Rising-star jazz bassist and singer EsperanzaSpalding dazzled at the Center’s Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa on Friday night with a set of mostly original material and two new sidemen who played as if the trio had been together for years. Register review: EsperanzaSpalding Post from: The Arts Blog
THIS IS WHAT I CALL AN ARTIST! Triple threat!!! She can sing, she's can play, and she is absolutely beautiful. The young lady you just watched is only 25 years old. Because of her undeniable talent, she is also a staff member of the Berkely College of Music - and has been since age 20. I am totally impressed and also very surprised that I am just hearing about her now! With a name as unique as Esperanza...
Upright bassist EsperanzaSpalding's take on jazz brims with Latin rhythms, smooth soul, and polished pop songwriting while gracefully sidestepping the many dangerous clichés that tend to plague other artists who tread the same ground. Spalding's distinct, reedy voice works in her f...
EsperanzaSpalding's twin talents are that she can sing like Minnie Riperton while playing string bass like Charles Mingus on amphetamines. She had her whole body in constant motion during her concert in the Discovery Theatre on Friday night, knees and toes flexing to the beats, hips bumping the big fiddle, arms and elbows slashing out as if trying to reach other, invisible instruments,...
The poetry jam was held on May 12 and alas, more videos are out: Lin-Manuel Miranda: Joshua Bennett: Jamaica Osorio performs her spoken word, "Kumulipo." She's good: EsperanzaSpalding: More videos to come
Three big names to choose from, if you wanna rock out in Istanbul tonight. Joe Lovano Us Five with EsperanzaSpalding at CRR. Bear Funk maestro Bottin at Indigo. Brendan Moeller aka Beat Pharmacy at Crystal. Take a pick!
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... jazz in Monterey.Kicking off the weekend was the highly anticipated debut of bassist and vocalist EsperanzaSpalding, who wowed the crowds in the Arena and Dizzy´s Den presented by CareFusion. The MJF/52 All Stars, with Kenny Barron, Russell Malone, Kurt Elling and Regina Carter, performed a magnificent set in the Arena, with Conrad Herwig´s Latin Side All-Star Band closing out Friday...
... Kris Kristofferson February 6, 2010: Them Crooked Vultures February 13, 2010: Madeleine Peyroux / EsperanzaSpalding [via Billboard ] Umphrey’s McGee have announced the details of their first Stew Art - aka S2 - event, which will take place at The Rave in Milwaukee and cost you nearly a hundo… When: Saturday October 3, 2009 Where: Eagles Ballroom at the Rave, 2401 West...