Esperanza Spalding
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Biography
[Edit]Hailed as a prodigy on the acoustic double bass within months of first touching the instrument as a 15-year-old, Esperanza Spalding has emerged as a fine jazz bassist, but has also distinguished herself playing blues, funk, hip-hop, pop fusion, and Brazilian and Afro-Cuban styles as well. Born in Portland, OR in 1984, Spalding was not well served by the public school system and soon dropped out of classes to be home-schooled. Returning to the public school system at 15, she encountered her first acoustic bass (she had already been playing violin for several years) and immediately took to the instrument. Dropping out of school again, Spalding enrolled in classes at Portland State University as a 16-year-old, and earned her B.A. in just three years and was immediately hired as an instructor in the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston in the spring of 2005. After touring and playing with a whole host of artists, including Joe Lovano, Patti Austin, Michel Camilo, Charlie Haden, Regina Carter, Pat Metheny, Dave Samuels, and many others, in addition to heading her own jazz trio, Spalding recorded and released Junjo on the Barcelona-based Ayva imprint in 2006, following it with 2008's simply named Esperanza (on Heads Up Records), which scored big with critics and listeners alike. The album topped Billboard's contemporary jazz chart and remained on it for over 70 weeks. In addition, it became the best-selling album by a new jazz artist internationally during 2008. Spalding followed it up with Chamber Music Society in August of 2010. The set was comprised of eight originals and three covers — including Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington's "Wild Is the Wind" and Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Inutil Paisagem." It was performed by Spalding's quartet with guest vocal appearances from Milton Nascimento and Gretchen Parlato, a small string section, and guitarist Ricardo Vogt. the album reached number one on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart, and she received a Grammy in 2011 for Best New Artist. Spalding recorded a companion album to Chamber Music Society throughout 2011. Entitled Radio Music Society, this set includes her regular band — drummer Terry Lynne Carrington and pianist Leo Genovese — with help from longtime collaborator Joe Lovano on saxophone and numerous guests: drummers Jack DeJohnette and Billy Hart, guitarists Jef Lee Johnson and Lionel Loueke, hip-hop producer and DJ Q-Tip, and a slew of vocalists, Parlato and Lalah Hathaway among them. It was released in the early spring of 2012. ~ Steve Leggett & Thom Jurek, Rovi
Title: Radio Music Society (Deluxe)
Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Chamber Music Society
Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock
Title: 12 Little Spells
Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Alternative
Title: Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Live)
Artist: Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Leo Genovese
Genre: Jazz
Title: Radio Music Society (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Radio Music Society
Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Collections
Title: A Tribute to Billie Holiday
Title: Celebrate the Music - The 84th Academy Awards
Genre: Pop
Title: Disney Jazz: Everybody Wants to Be a Cat, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: MILE: A Hush Compilation
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: Jazz Young Spirit (Compilation 1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: All That Jazz CD 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: All That Jazz CD 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: De Zwarte Lijst Volume 2 (CD 2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Snowflakes & Jazzamatazz - The Christmas Album (CD1)
Genre: New Age, Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Nu Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie, Lounge, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Jazz Story (CD2)
Title: New Music Releases Week 17 Of 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Latin, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie, Dubstep
Title: Lady Got Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Chanteuses De Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Contemporary Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Hi-Res Masters Girl Power 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Best Jazz Songs Of 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Vocals: The Art Of Improvisation (CD1)
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Featuring albums
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Artist: Billy Childs
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro [+digital booklet]
Artist: Billy Childs
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Little Story & Another Story
Artist: Gystere
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Funk, Indie, Fusion