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Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding

Saturday March 20, 2010

(From The New Yorker)

By: John Colapinto
Published: March 15, 2010

This week’s issue of The New Yorker includes an in-depth profile of bassist, singer, and composer, Esperanza Spalding. The article chronicles Spalding’s early life and explores her inspirations from Yo-Yo Ma, to Wayne Shorter, and Richard Wagner. Spalding also discusses writing and recording pieces for her upcoming “Chamber Music Society” album. Video of Esperanza in the recording studio can be found on the New Yorker website here. Subscribers can read a digital version of the article online and non-subscribers can also pay to access the issue.

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