The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Rising-star jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding 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: Esperanza Spalding Post from: The Arts Blog
What Women Want (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
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...
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Upright bassist Esperanza Spalding'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...
adn.com: Lifestyle (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Esperanza Spalding'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,...
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... available for extra late-night show) Kurt Elling at Pizza Express Aaron Parks at Pizza Express Esperanza Spalding at Ronnie Scott’s (both shows)
Today With President Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
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: Esperanza Spalding: More videos to come
undomondo (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Three big names to choose from, if you wanna rock out in Istanbul tonight. Joe Lovano Us Five with Esperanza Spalding at CRR. Bear Funk maestro Bottin at Indigo. Brendan Moeller aka Beat Pharmacy at Crystal. Take a pick!
"Bank on California" Money Launderi (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
... jazz in Monterey.Kicking off the weekend was the highly anticipated debut of bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding, 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...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
... Kris Kristofferson February 6, 2010: Them Crooked Vultures February 13, 2010: Madeleine Peyroux / Esperanza Spalding [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...
