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Esperanza Spalding
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Born in 1984, bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding began playing in small jazz and blues venues around her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Soon after picking up the acoustic bass at the late age of 14, she helped form Noise for Pretend, an eclectic band fusing jazz and pop for which she sang and played bass (often simultaneously). The group signed with indie rock imprint Hush Records, which released two albums of their original compositions (one of which garnered an 8.0 on Pitchfork).
Spalding continued to branch out, playing with jazz groups as well as leading her own septet and trio. In 2002 she joined the hip-hop group Black Science Tribe, which gained a sizable following touring along the West Coast.
Since moving East to attend the Berklee College of Music, Ms. Spalding has regularly worked as a freelance bassist and singer, both locally and internationally. Ms. Spalding has worked with many notable Grammy-winning artists such as pianist Michel Camilo, vibraphonist Dave Samuels, saxophonist Joe Lovano, violinist Regina Carter, guitarist Pat Metheny, and singer Patti Austin.
She has also performed as a member of the Boston Pops, with drummers Bill Stewart (John Scofield, Chris Potter, Joe Lovano), Terri-Lyne Carrington (Herbie Hancock), Mark Walker (Paquito D’Rivera), as well as guitarist Adam Rogers (Michael Brecker, Chris Potter), saxophonist Seamus Blake (Mingus Big Band, Bloomdaddies), and trumpeter Byron Stripling and performed as an opening act for comedian and sometimes-jazz drummer/vocalist Bill Cosby.
Spalding continued to branch out, playing with jazz groups as well as leading her own septet and trio. In 2002 she joined the hip-hop group Black Science Tribe, which gained a sizable following touring along the West Coast.
Since moving East to attend the Berklee College of Music, Ms. Spalding has regularly worked as a freelance bassist and singer, both locally and internationally. Ms. Spalding has worked with many notable Grammy-winning artists such as pianist Michel Camilo, vibraphonist Dave Samuels, saxophonist Joe Lovano, violinist Regina Carter, guitarist Pat Metheny, and singer Patti Austin.
She has also performed as a member of the Boston Pops, with drummers Bill Stewart (John Scofield, Chris Potter, Joe Lovano), Terri-Lyne Carrington (Herbie Hancock), Mark Walker (Paquito D’Rivera), as well as guitarist Adam Rogers (Michael Brecker, Chris Potter), saxophonist Seamus Blake (Mingus Big Band, Bloomdaddies), and trumpeter Byron Stripling and performed as an opening act for comedian and sometimes-jazz drummer/vocalist Bill Cosby.
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Ponta De Areia
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Fall In
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Precious
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I Adore You
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She Got To You
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Mela
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Espera
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Love In Time
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Samba Em Preludio
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Loro
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The Peacocks
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If That's True
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Mompouana
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Shoutbox
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lisergic-a wrote:
M E R A V I G L I O S A !!!
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mathieueannette wrote:
jétais à son concert au chateau de beaulieu vers roanne en France, elle est simplement merveilleuse, légère comme un papillon et surtout elle vous emporte facilement dans sa musique!!!!
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karinacandy wrote:
uma das melhores que já ouvi.maravilhosa!!!!!!!!
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AGENT26 wrote:
heaven sent
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BrunoInTheSky wrote:
Adoro
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mulher_espuma wrote:
muuuito boa!
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DaRealJoachim wrote:
I want to marry this woman.
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JeroenKlomp wrote:
Amazing bootlegs (FM rips), like sessions for BBC (duo with Gerard Presencer) and Newport Jazz ;-)
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Dudsong wrote:
Ponta de areia is actually composed by Milton Nascimento, a great brazilian musician, who was in Clube da Esquina! Really worth listen to him for those who unfortunately don´t know him yet!
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pebakke wrote:
alright i'm back. i love her.
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goldingweed wrote:
es mas rica ke el mundo... y kanta tan lindo...
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Lady_Perhaps wrote:
Encantada.
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sandreat wrote:
Da gusto verla tocar, cantar, sonreir... Un puntazo!
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AndresAnkh wrote:
Cantora de Yala is so amazing!
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enjoykerin wrote:
ooohh, Esperanza! <3 saw her yesterday night near Venice... brilliant, awesome, lovely, stunning!!!
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messies wrote:
shit i just got awed
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negra_luh wrote:
Maravilhosa!
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EmpressEricka wrote:
i was here. i was prolly here before, but im just making sure.
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Metaphor23 wrote:
saw her 3 days ago in Germany...she is so awesome!!! I love her!!
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negra_luh wrote:
Americana com uma pitadinha de Brasil! muito bom
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Events
- Nov 24 Esperanza Spalding New Morning, Paris, France
- Nov 26 Esperanza Spalding Teatro Zancanaro, Sacile (PN), Italy
- Nov 28 4éme Monte - Carlo Jazz Festival OPERA GARNIER, MONTE-CARLO, Monaco
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Esperanza in Germany
25 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/esperanzaspalding
With only performing 4 of her 14 tour dates in Germany, Esperanza is rocking National German TV!http://morgenmagazin.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/1/0,1872,1021089,00.html?dr=1....http://www3.ndr. …
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margaridagil1, alaingabriel, mamouchi70 and 2 other people added Esperanza Spalding to their libraries. 3 hours ago
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Tashchainar tagged Esperanza Spalding with ‘jazz’. Friday morning
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chriskern, tonayo, ju_ponte and 2 other people added Esperanza Spalding to their libraries. Thursday evening
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BrunoInTheSky tagged Esperanza Spalding with fantastic, most beautiful voices, female vocalists and one other tag. Thursday morning
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lisergic-a tagged Esperanza Spalding with contemporary jazz, bass, female vocalists and one other tag. Wednesday evening
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Afisel and MChery tagged Esperanza Spalding with jazz. Wednesday afternoon
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aupsjm added Esperanza Spalding to the lineup of 4éme Monte - Carlo Jazz Festival at OPERA GARNIER. Tuesday evening
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