Getting Jazzy with Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding belts it out at the Michael D. Palm Theatre.

Photo by: Justin Weihs

Esperanza Spalding is purely jazz at Telluride Jazz Celebration.

Esperanza Spalding plays bass like a rock star, sings smoothly and scats with funk.

At only 23 years old, she was a hit at last year's Telluride Jazz Celebration and teaches at Berklee College of Music. Most recently, she showed off her skills at the Michael D. Palm Theatre this past winter, where Plum caught her in action.

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Esperanza Spalding In Concert

Eseranza Spalding, a 23-year-old jazz starlet who sings, scats and plays a mean bass, showed off her skills at the Michael D. Palm Theatre this past winter and at the 2007 Telluride Jazz Celebration.