Esperanza Spalding: "Following Wherever Her Muse Leads"

Thursday December 02, 2010

From Billboard

Esperanza Spalding Nabs Best New Artist Nod from Grammys
By: Gail Mitchell

Last night’s Grammy nominations announcement had some asking “Who?” in regards to Best New Artist nominee Esperanza Spalding, but the jazz bassist/vocalist/composer has seen her share of the lime — err, purple — light. Besides appearing on the bill for Prince’s upcoming “Welcome 2 America” tour, Spalding aced a tribute to the Purple One at the 2010 BET Awards.

Spalding arrives at the Grammy nod riding the success of her most recent album, “Chamber Music Society” (Aug. 17, Heads Up International/Concord Music Group), which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums Chart and No. 3 on Top Contemporary Jazz Albums.

“Chamber Music Society” draws from the same wellspring that inspired the Spalding’s 2008 debut, “Esperanza.” It’s the second chapter in the evolving career of the 26-year-old touted as a breath of fresh air within the contemporary jazz establishment — and a telling example of an artist who harbors no qualms about following wherever her muse leads.

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