Shorter, Esperanza Spalding Lead Montreal Jazz Festival
Harmonica player Gregoire Maret impressed Andre Menard, co-creator of the Montreal International Jazz Festival, with the solos he took as a sideman. “I saw Gregoire play with Pat Metheny’s group at...
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Hear Geri Allen, Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, Grace Kelly and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Partner Content from WBGO JazzSet Fivin' Around At The Village Vanguard () February 17, 2011 Hear Greg...
View ArticleGrammy winner Esperanza Spalding to play at Orpheum
Esperanza Spalding isnât plotting to take over the music world. Really. Sure, sheâs won a Grammy for best new artist, modeled fashion for Oprah Winfrey and been applauded by President Obama â...
View Article"Creative spirit" brings in top jazz talent
Revived nonprofit CMW reveals electric lineup Creative Music Works is back. The organization responsible for bringing edgier improvisers to Colorado officially never went away, but it has been under...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding pushes jazzy music in fresh, new directions
Jazz bassist, singer and Best New Artist Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding is more than just a pretty face. A lot more. She's a player powerful enough to have been tapped by sax master Joe Lovano and...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding goes beyond the bass-ics
In 2010, 600 people filled the Jo Long Theatre at the Carver Community Cultural Center to see and hear Esperanza Spalding. It was obvious the jazz world was hip to the young bassist, composer and...
View ArticleJazz: The many styles of Ron Miles
"I feel really fortunate that people seek me out to play," says Ron Miles, who performs tonight at Dazzle. ( Denver Post file ) Denver's Ron Miles and his trumpet are covering quite a few stylistic...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding - On Your Wavelength
At her most outgoing and extrovert Radio Music Society by Esperanza Spalding, released later this month, comes after a momentous year during which the bassist and singer has scaled some remarkable...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding invites pop into her realm
If you didn't know much about Esperanza Spalding — and many people didn't before her surprise Grammy win last year — you might be inclined to think that her latest album, "Radio Music Society," is the...
View ArticleComing to Colorado: Jazz greats Ron Carter and Buster Williams
Bassist Ron Carter brings his quartet to the Boulder Theater on Oct. 28. (Getty Images file) Prepare yourself for an inordinate amount of low-register wisdom before the end of October. Two of the most...
View ArticleJazz: Musical whim pays off for jazz pianist Lynne Arriale
Lynne Arriale will play Dazzle on March 15 and 16. Photo by Jean-Marc Lubrano,...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding leads new age of jazz greatness
It's easy to see 26-year-old Esperanza Spalding as the future of jazz. Her very forename, fans note, is the Spanish word for hope. Perhaps it's an unfair responsibility for this dazzling...
View ArticleGuitars galore, big-band calypso, and Esperanza (!) highlight weekend jazz
The Chicago Guitar Festival, which began on Wednesday, continues this weekend with several heavy hitters (see below). But the festival is only one of several events vying for your attention on the...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding highlights Bay Area jazz week
It's vanishingly rare these days for a serious jazz artist to turn into a bonafide pop culture sensation. So bassist, Grammy winner and all-around Miss Thang Esperanza Spalding would be cause for...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding stretches beyond jazz
New York -- If you didn't know much about Esperanza Spalding - and many people didn't before her surprise Grammy win last year - you might be inclined to think that her latest album, "Radio Music...
View ArticleMusic Review: Esperanza Spalding - Chamber Music Society
Ever since the 53rd telecast on February 13, 2011, jazz artist has become a household name. Not only did she win the coveted Best New Artist trophy, she beat out some daunting—and more...
View ArticleCritic's pick: Esperanza Spalding, 'Radio Music Society'
There are upsets and then there are upsets. When jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding was awarded the Grammy for best new artist last year in a field that included platinum-selling pop star competitors...
View ArticleMusician Esperanza Spalding bends the genre rules
Most people wouldn't associate the term "modern" with classical chamber music. But if anyone can pull off the pairing, it's bassist/vocalist/composerEsperanza Spalding. "Chamber Music Society," her...
View ArticleJazz: Properly coronated Vijay Iyer brings his trio to Denver's Dazzle
Sometimes it's OK to buy into the hype. Take pianist Vijay Iyer. Lately, he's been receiving accolades wherever they are dispensed in the jazz press. He recently swept the Down Beat Magazine Critic's...
View ArticleWilco guitarist Nels Cline brings his Singers to Dazzle
Wilco guitarist Nels Cline has a new Singers lineup. (Taylor Hill, Getty Images ) Nels Cline is a guitarist many more people have heard than have actually heard of. As a member of the daringly...
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