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Critics Consensus
Based on 24 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Esperanza Spalding is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Esperanza Spalding concert reviews describe live shows and performances as masterful, eclectic, evocative, graceful, and theatrical.
How long are their concerts?
How long are Esperanza Spalding concerts? Esperanza Spalding concerts usually last an hour and a half.
How much to book?
How much does it cost to book Esperanza Spalding? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Esperanza Spalding range from $75,000 - $150,000, with Esperanza Spalding's current estimated booking fee to be around $75,000.
On tour
Vivo Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 18); Audio, São Paulo, Brazil (September 20)
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States (10/18/1984)
Bio
Born in 1984, bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding began playing in small jazz and blues venues around her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Soon after picking up the acoustic bass at the late age of 14, she helped form Noise For Pretend, an eclectic band fusing jazz and pop for which she sang and played bass (often simultaneously).
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Critic Concert Reviews
Nola Concerts (USA)
April 28, 2025
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One Jazz Fest after show you did not want to miss? esperanza spalding at at the Orpheum and here's why!
Five-time Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding, or simply esperanza, played QPAC this week as part of Brisbane International Jazz Festival, having first toured Australia in 2015 playing at Sydney's fantastic Vivid.
Spalding takes the stage in a black and white tent, her head poking out the top like a poorly judged Barbie cake in an afro to kick off an evening of riffed on selections from D+Evolution.
Only at the young age of 28 she has already released two critically acclaimed albums has received a 2011 Grammy Award for Best New Artist and has undeniably paved the way for new and aspiring jazz artists.
That year she brought her album Chamber Music Society to the London Jazz Festival and this time around she presented its companion piece Radio Music Society.
