DCist (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Esperanza Spalding is clearly enjoying life. Why shouldn't she? At just 25 years-old, she already has two White House East Room performances to her credit, and will be performing at this month's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. This, in addition to being the youngest musician given a professorship at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, two albums as a bandleader, a touring schedule...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
As quickly as 25-year-old Esperanza Spalding was embraced as a promising new jazz talent, there was backlash. Spalding has been attacked for everything from playing the White House twice in one year (give other people a chance!) to stating that she models herself after both Ornette Coleman and...
3pieceonline blogspot (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Listening to this too a lot.
St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... Louis Artist Residency program, which has included musicians such as Terell Stafford, Bruce Barth, Esperanza Spalding, Greg Osby and Cyrus Chestnut. The event is free and open to the public. To attend, please RSVP before December 9 by calling Kate Eastwood at 314-289-4036 or sending an email to kate@jazzstl.org.
