Esperanza Spalding , who beat Justin Bieber for the Best New Artist Grammy at the 2011 edition of the Grammys and faced Belieber backlash as a result, has been hit with a $500,000 lawsuit from photographer Kevin Ryan, who claims he failed to receive any credit for images featured on the cover of Spalding's 2012 release Radio Music Society.
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For the past five years, trumpeter, arranger and composer Guy Barker has opened the London jazz festival with this massively ambitious project , in which numerous vocalists are backed by a 41-piece orchestra: half jazz big band, half string section.
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Now in its 33rd year, the Clearwater Jazz Holiday, taking place from October 18 through 21, 2012 will feature top national artists including Bonnie Raitt , The Avett Brothers , Mindi Abair and Friends and Esperanza Spalding , amongst others.
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Or: why the "change" pocket in cargo shorts is truly, genuinely great and useful: allows Radio Music Society to permeate me while I go about my normal day: washing dishes, vacuuming and whatnot...
Read MoreTwenty-seven-year-old Grammy award winner Esperanza Spalding is not only an amazing vocalist and musician, but also an inspiring public speaker.
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And last night, Spalding—who's Welsh, Native American, African American and Hispanic— surprised people again when she showed up as a guest on "The Daily Show," and performed her songs "Black Gold," and "Crowned and Kissed" from her new album "Radio Music Society," (which peaked at No. 10 on the general chart and No. 1 on the U.S. Jazz chart).
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The Justin Bieber-conquering, Grammy-winning, giant-afroed jazz singer Esperanza Spalding took her bass stylings onto Leno's program last night, performing "Black Gold" with a huge band.
Read MoreThe jazz singer and bassist, who bizarrely beat Justin Bieber to Best New Artist at the Grammys last year and sang at the Oscars this year, turns her talents towards pop.
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The New York Times, in a recent piece, said celebrated young jazz bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding has "the potential to reinvigorate an entire genre."
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He's a Brazilian singer, composer and guitar player with a way of writing, lyrically and musically, that speaks to all people.
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She's a massive talent, still only 27, and the best of these 12 songs pop and fizz, smuggling micro-licks by Joe Lovano and others into the mix.
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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 jazz artist's attempt to crossover into the mainstream music world.
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Esperanza Spalding's new album drops today.
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The week's teetering stack of piping hot freshness in music is topped by Brad Mehldau, Esperanza Spalding and Lost in the Trees , along with notable reissues and live stuff from Aaron Neville, Impala Syndrome, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne (on his original solo date with the late Randy Rhoads, appropriate on this anniversary of his untimely passing) and the B-52s.
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After the breakthrough of 2010's Chamber Music Society , the album which saw bassist-vocalist Esperanza Spalding grab a Best New Artist Grammy as Justin Bieber 's publicists wondered, "Who's she?" comes the tricky business of, "What's next?"
Read MoreThough both beautiful and expertly controlled, Spalding's voice is also a rather generic, woodwindy blend of sweet and soulful that tends to glance over the surface of her material instead of penetrating it.
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Despite this obvious recommendation, the more radio-friendly follow-up still proves hard to love.
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Esperanza Spalding comes into this already boasting an impressive resume: flinty jazz bassist, carmel-voiced chanteuse, Grammy sensation.
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Esperanza Spalding's new release Radio Music Society -- released March 20, 2012 through Heads Up International/Concord Music Group -- is a fusion of jazz, pop, and soul music, as well as a lavish collection of conceptual short films that accompany each track.
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Judging by her Grammy and some live performances we've seen over the last year or so, there's no denying that Esperanza Spalding is talented.
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As it seems to the naked eye, Esperanza Spalding has been meticiulously perfecting her second first impression since winning a Grammy for Best New Artist last year.
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They just think as an experience it aint worth it.
Read MoreThe Eagles and Tom Petty play the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for the first time, as 2012′s lineup is announced for the sprawling outdoor music event featuring rock, jazz, Americana, gospel, rhythm and blues, Cajun and zydeco.
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Read MoreStormVox Records will release A Tribute to Billie Holiday on July 5, 2011 – a new compilation featuring Angela Bassett as the guest narrator and musical performances from some of today's hottest musical talent including Esperanza Spalding, Babyface, Rocco DeLuca, Boz Scaggs, Shelby Lynne, and more!
Read MoreRufus Wainwright has been added as a confirmed guest at the next Doveman 'Burgundy Stain Session' at Le Poisson Rouge.
Read MoreAttempting to reproduce the album's intimate atmospherics and collage of jazz, classical and Brazilian music was going to be a tall order, but she came on stage, sat in an armchair and poured herself a glass of red wine.
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"It was inspiring. My knees tremble in his wake as a musician. He taught me a lot about having complete vision and how to command a band. He moves his elbow, the band knows what to do!"
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"I didn't. We went to Japan and I heard about it from friends, I didn't see it or hear it. There was so much other stuff going on at the Grammys. Justin Bieber and I weren't the only ones there."
Read MoreI think it's safe to say that Esperanza Spalding's appearance on Kimmel last night was the first time 90% of Kimmel's viewers even heard her.
Read MoreFrom Pearl Jam to String Cheese Incident to DMB, lots of bands are hosting their very own weekend shindigs this summer.
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The Roots, Nas (backed by The Roots), Wiz Khalifa, Esperanza Spalding (backed by The Roots), Aerial Pink, Man Man, The Dismemberment Plan, Mac Miller, Yelawolf, Little Dragon, J. Period, Nicos Gun & Donn T. PHILADELPHIA - Today, the Legendary Roots crew announced the 4th annual ROOTS PICNIC will take place at Philadelphia's Festival Pier at Penn's Landing on Saturday, June 4th.
Read MoreThis month Esperanza Spalding became the first jazz musician ever to win the Best New Artist GRAMMY award.
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Her sophomore release, tentatively titled 'Radio Music Society,' is scheduled for a late 2011 release.
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