
Esperanza Spalding
esperanza spalding (also known as irma nejando, or, i.e.) is a being who has grown to recognize love in the abstract and aspirational, and is now fully dedicated to learning how she can serve and embody actualized love through honor for and receptivity to, fellow humans, teachers, and practitioners of various regenerative arts.
bass, piano, composition, performance, voice and lyrics are tools and disciplines she is engaged in deeply to cultivate her own channel for transmitting care and beauty through vibration/sound/presence.
she has written an Opera with Wayne Shorter slated for premier in Fall 2021 // she is currently developing a mockumentary in collaboration with brontë velez and San Francisco Symphony // researching and developing liberation rituals in jazz and black dance // and continuing a lifelong collaboration with practitioners in various fields relating to music, healing and cognition to develop music with enhanced therapeutic potential.
she is presently paid by Harvard University to co-create and learn with students enrolled there, working on developing creative practices that serve the restoration of people and land.
Esperanza Spalding News
esperanza spalding Unveils “Formwela 12,” the Latest Work from Songwrights Apothecary Lab May 18, 2022CONCORD JAZZ SCORES FOUR GRAMMY NOMINATIONS December 2, 2021
esperanza spalding’s new album SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB Out Today September 24, 2021
esperanza spalding – New Album SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB Out September 24 August 26, 2021
esperanza spalding Invites Community Into Her SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB June 6, 2021
esperanza spalding Unveils Songwrights Apothecary Lab And Three New Songs Designed For Home-Stress Relief April 5, 2021
CONCORD JAZZ CELEBRATES GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS November 22, 2019
50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCORD JAZZ FESTIVAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd at CONCORD PAVILION April 17, 2019