Esperanza Spalding // Smooth Operator
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to post more jazz. I’m starting with Portland, Oregon native Esperanza Spalding. She is smooth in an Erykah Badu kind of way. The jazz vocalist taught herself to play violin at the age of five. Her instrument of choice today is the double bass. Her recent release ‘Esperanza’ (Spanish for “hope”) is worth a listen.
You can catch Esperanza at The Conga Room on February 24th (Purchase Tix)
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Download:
Esperanza Spalding – Esperanza (iTunes)
January 6th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
“One of my New Year’s resolutions is to post more jazz”
i was thinkin the same thing
January 7th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
i’m thinking that as a bald man, that is one impressive fro right there.
My beard wins hands down, though.
January 7th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
really like her–am glad that you are posting more jazz. bc
January 7th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Thanks Beachchick