Results for "Esperanza Spalding"

Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society

by Ernest Barteldes
August 3, 2010

On the opening track of her much-lauded, self-titled major label debut, Esperanza (Heads Up, 2008 ), bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding covered Milton Nascimento's timeless gem, “Ponta de Areia." Rather than covering another of the singer/composer's tunes on Chamber Music Society, Spalding recruits Nascimento to perform on her own “Apple Blossoms." It's but one example of a highly ...

Staying the Course of Creativity: Esperanza Spalding

July 29, 2010

Bassist Esperanza Spalding has led a bit of a whirlwind artistic life for one so young and fresh off their second release as a leader. Esperanza, the singing bassist's sophomore release on Heads Up was rather promising, if a bit all over the map--as freshman label releases often are. It proved to be a good calling ...

Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz: Episode 15, "Sultry Sirens, Part 3"

July 20, 2010

SoulandJazz.com presents: Continuum--A Journey Through Jazz Episode 15: “Sultry Sirens 3" Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, 'The Jazz Evangelist' As always, the show is free, absolutely legal, fun for the whole family, and available for listening right now, right here. This week we continue our journey through Jazz with the third installment of ...

Esperanza Spalding's Champer Music Society

July 12, 2010

Centuries ago, long before the advent of radio or recording technology, chamber music was the music for the masses--the music in which people from nearly every segment of society could find meaning and relevance. A decade into the 21st century, Esperanza Spalding--the bassist, vocalist and composer who first appeared on the jazz scene in 2008--takes a ...

McCoy Tyner Quartet / Stanley Clarke Quartet Featuring Hiromi

by Ernest Barteldes
July 1, 2010

McCoy Tyner Quarter / Stanley Clarke Band Featuring Hiromi CareFusion Jazz Festival, Central Park Summerstage New York, NY June 23, 2010 Contrary to what had been announced, pianist McCoy Tyner's all-star Quartet took to the stage with a very syncopated number, led by tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane. Bassist Esperanza ...

The 2010 West Oak Lane Jazz Festival: How Jazz Helped Change a Community

by Wade Luquet
June 30, 2010

Can jazz revitalize an urban neighborhood? In the northwest Philadelphia neighborhood of West Oak Lane it certainly has played a large part. For the seventh year, the neighborhood residents, along with the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation (OARC) and the office of State Representative Dwight Evans, have joined together, closing the main avenue for a weekend and ...

Blue Note Records Signs Ambrose Akinmusire

June 28, 2010

JAZZ TRUMPETER & MONK COMPETITION WINNER “DESTINED FOR MUCH WIDER RECOGNITION" (NEW YORK TIMES) EMI's Blue Note Records has signed jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Ambrose Akinmusire. The 28 year-old winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition will head into the studio this Fall to record his major label debut with labelmate Jason Moran as ...

Mary Lou Williams Festival 2010

by Franz A. Matzner
June 24, 2010

Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz FestivalKennedy CenterWashington, DCMay 20-22, 2010 In celebration of the 100th anniversary of her birth, this year's Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival was dedicated to the music of its namesake. This focus lent the festival's 15th year at the Kennedy ...

West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival 2010 Part 2

June 20, 2010

Esperanza Spalding, Liberation Fighter for Jazz

June 12, 2010

If you really want to hear Esperanza Spalding get excited talking about jazz, ask her about its effect on 5-year-olds she introduces to free jazz. Speaking by phone from her home in Portland, Ore., the effervescent young bassist's conversational tempo shifts into another gear as she talks about leading a jazz workshop at an elementary school. ...