Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding
A bandstand-levitating bassist, enchanting singer, savvy composer and charismatic bandleader, Esperanza Spalding is truly a jazz star for the 21st century. With her celebrated triumph at the 2011 Grammy Awards, where she became the first jazz artist ever to win Best New Artist, Spalding is rapidly fulfilling her promise as one of the era’s defining musicians. She followed up last year’s hit album Chamber Music Society with another genre-bending gem, Radio Music Society, a project that binds her love of Brazilian music with threads of gospel, soul, and big band swing. She brings largely the same talent-rich ensemble to the Paramount, with the fiery alto saxophonist Tia Fuller serving as musical director. Born and raised in Portland, Spalding was a precociously curious musician who discovered the upright bass as a teenager, and soon became immersed in blues, funk, hip-hop, jazz and Latin American genres. Since then she’s collaborated with jazz elite including Joe Lovano, Milton Nascimento, Lionel Loueke, Gil Goldstein, Jack DeJohnette and many others. Still just 27, now she’s an international jazz icon. This show is certain to sell out, so get your tickets today!
Artist Personnel
Esperanza Spalding double bass,
electric bass, lead vocals
Jeff Galindo Musical Director,
trombone
Tia Fuller alto saxophone
Daniel Blake tenor and
soprano saxophones
Aaron Burnett tenor saxophone
Igmar Thomas trumpet
Leala Cyr trumpet, backing vocals
Corey King trombone
Jef Lee Johnson electric guitar,
backing vocals
Leo Genovese piano,
Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Lyndon Rochelle drums, backing vocals
Chris Turner backing vocals
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Paramount Theatre
Oakland's Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. Designed by renowned San Francisco architect Timothy L. Pflueger and completed in late 1931, it was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of numerous creative artists into its architecture and is particularly noteworthy for its successful orchestration of the various artistic disciplines into an original and harmonious whole.
Parking
In addition to its own outdoor parking lot adjacent to the theatre, the Paramount is surrounded by three major parking facilities.Public Transportation
Bart (19th Street, Oakland)Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible, listening devices available> Ticket Policies
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Listen
- Esperanza Spalding
"I Can't Help It"
- Esperanza Spalding
"Smile Like That"
Watch
Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society EPK
Esperanza Spalding - "Radio Song"
on David Letterman
Esperanza Spalding - "Black Gold"
on Later with Jools Holland
