Esperanza Spalding – review

Koko, CamdenJazz doesn't often donate overnight stars to the mainstream pop world, but when the bassist and songwriter Esperanza Spalding won her 2011 best newcomer Grammy, the news reached radars rarely tuned to the genre.Insiders knew Spalding from some intriguing crossover ventures revealing a jazz/classical eclecticism that was musical and intelligent rather than opportunistic. Now, she's meeting her new audience, touring with the songs from this year's more pop-oriented Radio Music Society ...

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