esperanza spalding
esperanza spalding (a.k.a. irma nejando) is an eaabibacliitoti* artist, trained and initiated in the North American (masculine) jazz lineage and tradition. Her work interweaves various combinations of instrumental music, improvisation, singing, composition, poetry, dance, therapeutic research, storytelling, teaching, restorative urban land & artist-sanctuary custodianship, and growing in love as a daughter, sister, cousin, niece, auntie, great-auntie, friend. She is co-founder and curator of Prismid Inc., a 501c3 that ushers and stewards restorative artist residency and workshop space in Portland, Oregon.
With her dance company Off Brand gOdds (co-founded with Antonio Brown) and the Songwrights Apothecary Lab she leads multi-week performance, workshop, teaching, and therapeutic-arts research residencies.
*European-African ancestored being influenced by American cultures living in Indigenous Territories of Turtle Island
esperanza spalding is “a virtuosic bass player. Her voice is capable of acrobatics… Her lyrics are poetry.” -NPR
With her dance company Off Brand gOdds (co-founded with Antonio Brown) and the Songwrights Apothecary Lab she leads multi-week performance, workshop, teaching, and therapeutic-arts research residencies.
*European-African ancestored being influenced by American cultures living in Indigenous Territories of Turtle Island
esperanza spalding is “a virtuosic bass player. Her voice is capable of acrobatics… Her lyrics are poetry.” -NPR
Date | Friday, November 15, 2024
Time | 7:30 p.m.
Venue | Performance Hall
Plaza Simulcast
The live concert will be simulcast to the outdoor plaza. Bring your blanket or chair and enjoy viewing the concert for free on the 32-foot LED wall and advanced sound system.
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