![]() ![]() ![]() Her voice is like an otherworldly dessert: syrupy and sweet, yet lighter than air, contrasting with the tones of her double bass, which she takes from its usual position as a support instrument to the forefront of the band. Now 25, Spalding has composed and recorded two album’s worth of gorgeous jazz pop, supported by a daunting tour schedule and mesmerizing live performances. Her prodigious talent led her to study at the Berklee College of Music when she was just 17 and become an instructor there when she was only 20. Spalding grew up in a single-parent home in Portland, Oregon and began teaching herself to play violin when she was four years old. The day after her performance, Spalding, became the second most-popular search term on Google and millions of PBS viewers were (I assume) smitten. Esperanza Spalding has been flying just under the radar for years now, especially for those who don’t follow jazz pop news (it’s not all about Norah Jones, people!), but recently experienced something of a breakout in her February performance on the PBS program Austin City Limits. ![]()
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