Esperanza Spalding – review

Barbican, LondonEsperanza Spalding is one of those jigsaw pieces you never knew was missing from the world of music. Until she surprised everyone by winning the recent best newcomer Grammy that seemed destined for Justin Bieber, it never occurred to anyone that we needed a beautiful, enigmatic, singing double bassist who could sell Brazilian-tinged experimental jazz to a mainstream audience.She looks more like a regular at Studio 54 than a jazz musician, with her huge afro, high-waisted baggies ...

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