©Jörg Steinmetz
©Jörg Steinmetz
"If "Esperanza" is the spanish word for hope, then bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding could not have been given a more fitting name at birth. Blessed with uncanny instrumental chops, a multi-lingual voice that is part angel and part siren, and a natural beauty that borders on the hypnotic, the 25-years-old prodigy-turned-pro might well be the future of jazz and instrumental music (...) Irresistible. Interpretive. Perceptive (...)"
"I think there are some outside forces that have blessed me with creative talents, and I don't want to disrespect whatever plan the cosmos os the heavens or God or whoever might have for me"
"But based on what I know about myself right now, what I want to do is reach people. I want to do great music, but I also want to use that talent to to lift people up, and maybe show them some degree of hope where there might not be any in their lives. My name is "hope" in Spanish, and it's a name I want to live up to."
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