Fans of classical music and jazz have argued about music for years. If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Duke Ellington had ever met, they may have looked at each other in awe—right before debating about bars and notes and solos ... and, perhaps, the music would have been flowing just as easy as words. Esperanza Spalding's Chamber Music Society (Concord Records, 2010) has found the perfect shelter for both classical and jazz music.
There is something about the delicate sound of Spalding's voice that almost reflects that of a violin—enhanced in the way she plays the upright bass. The 25 year-old prodigy (at the age of 20, she was already a faculty member at the Berklee College of Music) digs deep into her young soul to find a balance between jazz and chamber music, on an album that is both enchanting and intimate.
All About Jazz Contributor Esther Berlenga-Ryan spoke with Spalding recently, about the genesis of Chamber Music—and its initial inspiration—recruiting guests including Milton Nascemento and Gretchen Parlato, and how she's handling her near meteoric ascent to stardom in the jazz world.
Check out Esperanza Spalding: The Intimate Balance at All About Jazz today!
There is something about the delicate sound of Spalding's voice that almost reflects that of a violin—enhanced in the way she plays the upright bass. The 25 year-old prodigy (at the age of 20, she was already a faculty member at the Berklee College of Music) digs deep into her young soul to find a balance between jazz and chamber music, on an album that is both enchanting and intimate.
All About Jazz Contributor Esther Berlenga-Ryan spoke with Spalding recently, about the genesis of Chamber Music—and its initial inspiration—recruiting guests including Milton Nascemento and Gretchen Parlato, and how she's handling her near meteoric ascent to stardom in the jazz world.
Check out Esperanza Spalding: The Intimate Balance at All About Jazz today!
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