Esmiralda's back, in case you miss(ed)!

[Serial_Apologist]

Mainly to draw Ian's attention to tonight's late Prom (10.15 pm), Esmiralda Spalding features alongside the Brum singer Laura Mvula in orchestrations of songs from the latter's album of 2 years ago:

http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/bbc-proms/prom45/default.aspx

Ez is billed as a vocalist but appeared to be playing bass guitar if that was her in the rehearsal shown on the lunchtime local news interview item. Two years is not long for Ms Mvula to have acquired hair to match Seb Rochford's.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

another one:

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

... the lady in question




what larks eh

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Now I can see where Eddie Vinson missed out...

BN.

[Serial_Apologist]

another one:

High Barnet - very good! I'd go so far as to say, see the connection.

[Ian Thumwood]

Sa

Thanks for the heads up.
I've been hugely impressed by Esperanza Spalding's music since I first heard her about five years ago before she broke in to the scene. Unfortunately I missed her this year at Vienne when she played as a ,ember of Tom Harrell's group during the final , all night session but she is probably the nearest jazz has come since Pat Metheny to matching high artistic ideals with a more "popularist" approach.

Her eponymous record is still one of the most original jazz albums of the 2000's in the way that it marries songs with the edginess of post-bop. The recent big band album isn't quite so good and is nowhere near as snappy. The first time I saw her in concert the convert hall was packed - largely through reputation / word of mouth. It's quite interesting to find that there is a really savvy audience at Vienne that is hip to the newest talent. I've seen the same reaction to other players like Gerald Clayton, Youn Sun Nah , Ambrose Akinmusire and Jason Moran too. Esperanza has also cropped on with quite a range of notable musicians such as Tom Harrell, Herbie Hancock, Gretchen Parlato and Wayne Shorter as well as the wonderful Us Five group with Joe Lovano which kicked the living daylights out of some of Charlie Parker tunes and thrust Bird's music once again in to the contemporary spotlight. Good to see that some musicians in their 20's are still at the vanguard of jazz and that it is no longer the preserve of middle-aged men.

As for Laura Mvula, not heard a great deal of her music but worth bearing in mind that her background was in classical music and that her recent album has received serious scrutiny on Radio 4 where musical issues like unusual time signatures, harmonies and orchestration set her apart from her contemporaries in pop. Probably the most "musical" performer in pop today?

[Quarky]

Sa

Thanks for the heads up.
I've been hugely impressed by Esperanza Spalding's music since I first heard her about five years ago before she broke in to the scene. Unfortunately I missed her this year at Vienne when she played as a ,ember of Tom Harrell's group during the final , all night session but she is probably the nearest jazz has come since Pat Metheny to matching high artistic ideals with a more "popularist" approach.

Her eponymous record is still one of the most original jazz albums of the 2000's in the way that it marries songs with the edginess of post-bop. The recent big band album isn't quite so good and is nowhere near as snappy. The first time I saw her in concert the convert hall was packed - largely through reputation / word of mouth. It's quite interesting to find that there is a really savvy audience at Vienne that is hip to the newest talent. I've seen the same reaction to other players like Gerald Clayton, Youn Sun Nah , Ambrose Akinmusire and Jason Moran too. Esperanza has also cropped on with quite a range of notable musicians such as Tom Harrell, Herbie Hancock, Gretchen Parlato and Wayne Shorter as well as the wonderful Us Five group with Joe Lovano which kicked the living daylights out of some of Charlie Parker tunes and thrust Bird's music once again in to the contemporary spotlight. Good to see that some musicians in their 20's are still at the vanguard of jazz and that it is no longer the preserve of middle-aged men.

As for Laura Mvula, not heard a great deal of her music but worth bearing in mind that her background was in classical music and that her recent album has received serious scrutiny on Radio 4 where musical issues like unusual time signatures, harmonies and orchestration set her apart from her contemporaries in pop. Probably the most "musical" performer in pop today?

Thanks Ian for positive views of Esperanza and Laura. You seem to be in a minority of one - but now two (http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...hestra-Buckley).

I like Laura!

Continuing with my drivel-istic post, boredees may not have noticed that JAZZ FM has expanded its DAB coverage, and now is easily received outside M25 Area. However before you rush to retune your radio sets, 98.5% of the music is young black female singers Soul/ pop etc. - Laura look-alikes.

In contrast BBC Radio 6 is 90% young male singers.

Petroc Trelawney on R3.

Where to go for a decent non-internet Radio programme?

[Ian Thumwood]

Oldball

there was a lot of sexist criticism of Spalding on the "all about jazz" message board which made me wonder just how many people have actually heard her perform. I've seen her a couple of times and the first occasion was one of those rare times when you catch an artist who is really hitting their stride at that point in time. I was staggered at her professionalism and her command in front of the audience. She definitely has an aura about her but the music seemed extremely confident and edgy.

Her last album was a bit hit and miss with some good tracks mingled with more commercial stuff. However her playing with the likes of Lovano puts her straight in to the contemporary jazz scene.