Guardian Music — (Blue Note)Herbie Hancock calls his west African guitar partner Lionel Loueke "a musical painter". The Beninese musician has drawn the pianist's urban soliloquies into the more softly harmonious world of his mingled African, Latin and American guitar... more info

All About Jazz — Before Esperanza Spalding starts her world tour to support the new album Chamber Music Society, she will perform a very special concert for a select number of fans September 13, 2010 at the Anna Maria Ciccione Theater at Bergen Community College in P... more info

All About Jazz — Esperanza Spalding releases her new album, Chamber Music Society, on Heads Up International tomorrow—August 17, 2010. To listen to clips of the album and receive a free mp3, visit the newly renovated www.esperanzaspalding.com. Here's what Nate Ch... more info

Detroit Free Press — Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts announced an eclectic 2010-11 season on Monday, including a Main Stage performance by the popular young vocalist and jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding. more info

All About Jazz — m: Esperanza Spalding is releasing her second album on the Heads Up label, Chamber Music Society , on August 17th. Chamber Music Society is Spalding's follow up to the 2008 release, Esperanza, which sat atop Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart for ov... more info

Altsounds — On August 17, the bassist/vocalist/composer/bandleader *Esperanza Spalding* releases Chamber Music Society. Backed by drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and pianist Leo Genovese - and inspired by the classical training of her younger years - she creates... more info

All About Jazz — NPR MUSIC STREAMS ENTIRE ALBUMS FROM RAY LAMONTAGNE AND ESPERANZA SPALDING: "FIRST LISTENS" AVAILABLE AT NPR.ORG/MUSIC NPR Music offers advance album streams of new albums by Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs and m: Esperanza Spalding. Both are ava... more info

All About Jazz — Bassist Esperanza Spalding has led a bit of a whirlwind artistic life for one so young and fresh off their second release as a leader. Esperanza, the singing bassist's sophomore release on Heads Up was rather promising, if a bit all over the map--as ... more info

All About Jazz — The Malta Jazz Festival was held this past weekend on the beautiful Mediterranean island of the same name. The festival was gracious enough to host a number of IMN artists. Check out these pictures of Esperanza Spalding, Joshua Redman, The Bad Plus... more info

All About Jazz — If you've not listened to Esperanza Spalding, you're missing out on a rare treat.Spalding is a 25-year-old dynamo, maybe the best thing to happen to jazz in a decade or two because she has the star quality missing from so many young players. Eldar an... more info