Esperanza Spalding

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With Los Angeles steadily filling with music royalty for this weekend's Grammy Awards and the many parties and performances in its orbit, Wayne Shorter led a show that served as a celebration of its own at Disney Hall on Saturday night. more info

Mercury News, California — Esperanza Spalding may be a star but she always makes time to play with Joe Lovano's UsFive, coming to Oakland and Santa Cruz. more info

ContactMusic — Legendary pianist Herbie Hancock led an all-star line-up including Wynton Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington and Esperanza Spalding at a... more info

Guardian Music — Alabama Shakes | TNGHT | Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate | Esperanza Spalding | Jack DeJohnette Group | Hudderfield Contemporary Music FestivalAlabama Shakes, On tourWhen the Shakes renamed themselves the Alabama Shakes, they aligned themselves with the... more info

Guardian Music — From Bangalore to Basel, this week's best music pictures include Rita Ora, Stooshe and Seal more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Candle in the Wind tops UK chart of charts – 123 records that sold a million2. One Direction reach No 1 in US singles chart3. No Doubt pull Looking Hot video ... more info

Guardian Music — RR regular Abahachi gives his pick from last week's topic: what are the best songs about wind?The wind is a powerful thing. It can be refreshing or chilling, playful or overwhelming – but always capricious, changing direction in an instant, blowing... more info

Guardian Music — The London jazz festival starts on Friday 9 November, and here are our critics' picks of what to see – plus suggestions from performers including Robert Glasper and Gwyneth HerbertGuy Barker's Jazz Voices: Celebrating a Century of SongBarbican, Fri... more info

Topix — A quick rundown of the local landscapes that would have better suited Esperanza Spalding Friday afternoon: Bass Concert Hall. more info

Dlisted — Because Beyonce is a highly-talented and skilled thespian whose daddy did her wrong by not buying her an Oscar for delivering the line "I'll show you crazy!" in Obsessed, Clint Eastwood cast her in the 10 millionth remake of A Star Is Born. They... more info