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Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter: Jazz Invention
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Esperanza Spalding - bass player, composer, lyricist and singer - is one of the most exciting artists in contemporary jazz. Wayne Shorter is a legendary saxophonist and composer whose career began in the bebop era of the 1950's, and has continued until today. He began playing with Art Blakey, became part of Miles Davis' groundbreaking quintet, and then formed one of the most influential fusion jazz bands, "Weather Report." Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding are from different jazz eras and from different sides of the country, but they have become friends and artistic soulmates, who share many of the same views about making music and the creative process.
Released:
Oct 23, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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