nursev said:

Damn her and Andy could be twins Prince is obsessed with high yellow chicks with afros these days WTH

So all I need is a fro? Let me go to da sto!

WaterInYourBath said:

Graycap23 said:

They "look" quite a bit a like.

No they don't, aside from the obvious hair, which Esperanza started wearing first, several years ago.

Yes besides that Esperanza actually has musical talent! She's been teaching the base since the age of 15, increible gifted musician which I cant say about Andy who's a model turned artist.

MJ007 said:

nursev said:

Damn her and Andy could be twins Prince is obsessed with high yellow chicks with afros these days WTH

So all I need is a fro? Let me go to da sto!

I took a pic ..though about going that Sunday but watched me some Dexter and went to the Saloon instead...I bet it was good though.

Genesia said:

purplemajesty23 said:

Is she any good? I've never heard anything from her...

We saw her at Ravinia this summer and she was pretty great.

I have to agree. Her Ravinia performance was pretty great.

Genesia said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

I would really like to see her. I'm not too keen on her latest album though, I prefer her when she is more "jazz."

Yeah, I don't like Radio Music Society nearly as much as Chamber Music Society. The only quibble I had with her Ravinia show is that she didn't do anything from her previous releases. It was all from RMS. Still and all, it was a very enjoyable show.

Well, she did end with "Precious" and she did "I Know You Know," but those are from Esperanza. I distinctly remember those because they are two of my favorites. But, yes she did play mostly RMS songs.

I can't believe folks here are comparing Esperanza to Andy. Stop it. Esperanza is a true artist. She has won several prestigous awards for outstanding musicianship and was hired to teach by Berkley College of Music at the tender age of 20. She has played at the request of President Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies and at the Umbria Jazz Festival. Andy strums a guitar (often not with a mic) on occasion and has yet to even do a guitar solo in person. Please don't say Andy and Esperanza in the same sentence again. It's disrespectful.

PurpleChi said:

I can't believe folks here are comparing Esperanza to Andy. Stop it. Esperanza is a true artist. She has won several prestigous awards for outstanding musicianship and was hired to teach by Berkley College of Music at the tender age of 20. She has played at the request of President Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies and at the Umbria Jazz Festival. Andy strums a guitar (often not with a mic) on occasion and has yet to even do a guitar solo in person. Please don't say Andy and Esperanza in the same sentence again. It's disrespectful.

AMEN, PREACH!!!!

PurpleChi said:

I can't believe folks here are comparing Esperanza to Andy. Stop it. Esperanza is a true artist. She has won several prestigous awards for outstanding musicianship and was hired to teach by Berkley College of Music at the tender age of 20. She has played at the request of President Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies and at the Umbria Jazz Festival. Andy strums a guitar (often not with a mic) on occasion and has yet to even do a guitar solo in person. Please don't say Andy and Esperanza in the same sentence again. It's disrespectful.

Who is comparing? I said that they "look" alike....and they do.

Graycap23 said:

PurpleChi said:

I can't believe folks here are comparing Esperanza to Andy. Stop it. Esperanza is a true artist. She has won several prestigous awards for outstanding musicianship and was hired to teach by Berkley College of Music at the tender age of 20. She has played at the request of President Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies and at the Umbria Jazz Festival. Andy strums a guitar (often not with a mic) on occasion and has yet to even do a guitar solo in person. Please don't say Andy and Esperanza in the same sentence again. It's disrespectful.

Who is comparing? I said that they "look" alike....and they do.

Actually, I wasn't talking about your post. I was talking about a couple of other posts where folks said that Andy's voice was like hers and that Andy's music style was like hers. It was just blasphemy.

syl said:

PurpleChi said:

I can't believe folks here are comparing Esperanza to Andy. Stop it. Esperanza is a true artist. She has won several prestigous awards for outstanding musicianship and was hired to teach by Berkley College of Music at the tender age of 20. She has played at the request of President Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies and at the Umbria Jazz Festival. Andy strums a guitar (often not with a mic) on occasion and has yet to even do a guitar solo in person. Please don't say Andy and Esperanza in the same sentence again. It's disrespectful.

AMEN, PREACH!!!!

you would think Prince being a "real musician" can see what you all see! (boy must be PW)

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saw esparanza at austin citys Limits- she istalented but interresting or exciting. i endedup wandering around for the last few songs of her set. she's good but not captivating imo.

have never seen andy live so i cant compare, but she certainly lookslike a visual not a musical prop

PurpleChi said:

I can't believe folks here are comparing Esperanza to Andy. Stop it. Esperanza is a true artist. She has won several prestigous awards for outstanding musicianship and was hired to teach by Berkley College of Music at the tender age of 20. She has played at the request of President Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies and at the Umbria Jazz Festival. Andy strums a guitar (often not with a mic) on occasion and has yet to even do a guitar solo in person. Please don't say Andy and Esperanza in the same sentence again. It's disrespectful.

not to mention their music sounds nothing alike.. The afro is the only thing that makes them comparable...

Another chick christened by Prince. Now she is a Grammy award winning artist.....

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Another chick christened by Prince. Now she is a Grammy award winning artist.....

Prince had nothing to do with Esperanza Spalding's success - and to assert that is just moronic.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Another chick christened by Prince. Now she is a Grammy award winning artist.....

Are you for real?

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Another chick christened by Prince. Now she is a Grammy award winning artist.....

Graycap23 said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Another chick christened by Prince. Now she is a Grammy award winning artist.....

Dude has no idea what journalism integrity means.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Another chick christened by Prince. Now she is a Grammy award winning artist.....

not at all, Esperanza is a 'Jazz' artist

she was christened by Pat Metheny "that she had a lot to say and was also unlike any musician I had ever run across before. Her unique quality is something that goes beyond her pretty amazing musical skills; She has that rare 'x' factor of being able to transmit a certain personal kind of vision and energy that is all her own."

Patti Austin, Joe Lovano, President Barack Obama @ the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

bassist Stanley Clark featured her on a song All Over Again that gave a lot of notice to her

Spalding cites jazz bassists Ron Carter and Dave Holland as important influences on her music; Carter for the "orchestration" of his playing and Holland for the way his compositional method complements his personal style. She has described the saxophone player Wayne Shorter, and singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento, as heroes. She has also noted her preference for the music of Brazil.

^{She has said she models her career on those of Madonna and Ornette Coleman}

But she still didn't win a Grammy until Prince rechristened her... :giggle:

OldFriends4Sale said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Another chick christened by Prince. Now she is a Grammy award winning artist.....

not at all, Esperanza is a 'Jazz' artist

she was christened by Pat Metheny "that she had a lot to say and was also unlike any musician I had ever run across before. Her unique quality is something that goes beyond her pretty amazing musical skills; She has that rare 'x' factor of being able to transmit a certain personal kind of vision and energy that is all her own."

Patti Austin, Joe Lovano, President Barack Obama @ the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

bassist Stanley Clark featured her on a song All Over Again that gave a lot of notice to her

Spalding cites jazz bassists Ron Carter and Dave Holland as important influences on her music; Carter for the "orchestration" of his playing and Holland for the way his compositional method complements his personal style. She has described the saxophone player Wayne Shorter, and singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento, as heroes. She has also noted her preference for the music of Brazil.

^{She has said she models her career on those of Madonna and Ornette Coleman}

Thanks for telling the truth lol! I started listening to her because I read that she was inspired by Milton Nascimiento (one of the greatest artists in brazil) on her Esperanza album from 08. SHE has real talent, not like Andy ...