Talking jazz, bass and jazz bass with Esperanza Spalding (Bass Files/From the PB archives)
From Portland, Oregon to the Grammy Awards and beyond: The uber-gifted bassist continues her ascendance.
Esperanza Spalding, something of a teen bass phenom at the start of her career, is now recognized as a full-fledged, accomplished creative artist, also appreciated for her skills as a singer, composer and arranger, occasionally venturing from jazz but always returning to her home genre.
Last week, she released “Milton + esperanza,” (Concord Records), an …
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