Esperanza Spalding

Guardian Music — (Challenge)With last year's striking album The Traveller, young Dutch saxophonist Tineke Postma not only declared a clear personal signature, but also that she was a big enough deal to engage the best collaborators – American drummer Terri Lyne Car... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The ambient pioneer's latest track, the first track in this sampler, comes from a forthcoming collaborative album with poet Rick Holland titled Drums Between The Bells and it is a darkly thrilling experiment A year ago almost to the day, Brian E... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThe double bass has never been exactly fashionable, but if the overnight stardom of the 26-year-old Esperanza Spalding is any indication, schoolgirls will soon be queueing up to demand why their music department does not have one. Th... more info

The Telegraph — Spalding's look mixed a sober librarian-style dress with a wild afro haircut, which reflected the blend of serious discipline and sparky chaos in her music. Rating: * * * more info

Reuters — CULLY, Switzerland (Reuters) - American jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding showcased her Grammy-winning talent for enthusiastic Swiss jazz lovers at the start of a European tour that will also take her to Italy, France, Britain and Spain. more info

Guardian Music — (Blue Note)Less capricious than Django Bates's tribute to Charlie Parker last year, but just as inspired and rich in references, Joe Lovano's Bird Songs is not just a stunning celebration of Parker's music, but a salute to the sax giants – Sonny Ro... more info

Mercury News, California — Esperanza Spalding happy to have her work debated more info

Pop Crunch — Ummm — Beliebers may want to exit and skip ahead to the next item. (Don’t worry, we’ll wait…) Now that we have everyone else’s attention… Esperanza Spalding made history at [...] more info

Detroit Free Press — When jazz bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding shockingly beat out teen idol Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence + the Machine and Mumford & Sons for best new artist at the Grammy Awards three weeks ago, a large chunk of America squinted at their TVs a... more info

Topix — Esperanza Spalding piqued a nation's interest ... and Justin Bieber fans' ire ... when she was named Best New Artist at the Grammys last month. more info