Esperanza Spalding: "A Quadruple Threat"

Tuesday January 25, 2011

From USA Today

Esperanza Spalding Stands Tall, Hair and All
By: Jerry Shriver

When Esperanza Spalding plays her upright bass, the bulky instrument extends over her unruly mass of curls by half a foot as she bobs and weaves to complex jazz rhythms. The pairing’s a visual mismatch, but there’s no doubt she’s in command.

“Maybe it looks like I’m working hard, but I’m pretty relaxed,” says the lithe, 5-foot-6 (pre-hair) nominee for best new artist at the Feb. 13 Grammy Awards. “I’m conscious of playing with good technique and posture.”

Spalding, 26, certainly stands tall among performers with potential to make a lasting impact. She’s a musician’s musician: classically trained composer, multi-lingual vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, a budding jazz star and buddies with (and recent opening act for) Prince.

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