of art & design
Esperanza Spalding
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8pm
Stewart Theatre
Every few years, a new artist comes along with talent and potential so great that it challenges and redefines the common perceptions of what jazz is and where it’s heading. Bassist/vocalist/composer Esperanza Spalding enrolled at the famed Berklee College of Music at 16 and not only excelled there, but eventually became the youngest professor in the school’s history. Armed with uncanny instrumental chops, a siren voice that spans three languages, and composing and arranging skills that weave together the best elements of the old-school with the progressive, this 24 year old is taking the jazz world by storm. Click here to read a recent review of Spalding's music by the NY Times!
Pre-show discussion with bassist John Brown, director of the Jazz Program at Duke University. 6:45pm, Walnut Room.
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