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Esperanza Spalding in Concert |
| | Civic Music Association opens 2010/11 Season with
Esperanza Spalding - Chamber Music Society
September 18 - 7:30 pm
Civic Music Association is proud to open its 2010/11 Season with jazz sensation, Esperanza Spalding on Saturday, September 18 at 7:30 pm at Drake University's Sheslow Auditorium. A pre-concert talk by Roxi Copland will take place in Sheslow Auditorium at 6:45 pm. This performance is sponsored by Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino.
ABOUT ESPERANZA SPALDING
If “esperanza” is the Spanish word for hope, then bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding could not have been given a more fitting name at birth. Blessed with uncanny instrumental chops, a multi-lingual voice that is part angel and part siren, and a natural beauty that borders on the hypnotic, the 25-year-old prodigy-turned-pro might well be the hope for the future of jazz and instrumental music.
Spalding’s journey as a solo artist began with the May 2008 release of Esperanza which went on to become the best selling album by a new jazz artist internationally in 2008. The New York Times raved, “Esperanza has got a lot: accomplished jazz improvisation, funk, scat singing, Brazilian vernacular rhythm and vocals in English, Portuguese and Spanish. At its center is a female bassist, singer and bandleader, one whose talent is beyond question.”
If Esperanza marked a brilliant beginning for this gifted young artist, then Spalding’s August 2010 release, Chamber Music Society, sets her on an upward trajectory to prominence. Inspired by the classical training of her younger years, Spalding has created a modern chamber music group that combines the spontaneity and intrigue of improvisation with sweet and angular string trio arrangements. The result is a sound that weaves the innovative elements of jazz, folk and world music into the enduring foundations of classical chamber music traditions.
In early 2010, Spalding was the subject of an in-depth profile in The New Yorker, she was also featured in the May 2010 Anniversary issue of O, The Oprah Magazine’s “Women on the Rise” and she was again nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association for their 2010 Jazz Award for Up and Coming Artist of the Year. Spalding is also featured in the latest issues of Teen Vogue, Glamour and on the cover of Downbeat Magazine.
MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION
Civic Music Association invites all concert guests to join us in Levitt Hall immediately following the concert to meet Esperanza Spalding while enjoying complimentary food, wine and music by Roxi Copland. This event is $10 per person and tickets can be purchased at the door. Civic Music Association Members attend for free.
TICKETS
Tickets may be purchased by visiting Midwestix at www.midwestix.com, contacting the Civic Music Association office at 515-280-4020 or visiting the Civic Music Association box office located at 1620 Pleasant Street, Suite 244 in Sherman Hills. Tickets range from $15-$45 with special student prices in all sections. In addition, students may purchase any available ticket one-hour prior to the concert for $5 (with valid student id.)
For more information about Civic Music Association, call 515-280-4020 or visit us at www.civicmusic.org.
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