Esperanza Spalding – double bass, vocals, Leo Genovese – piano, Ricardo de Almeida Vogt – guitar, Otis Brown – drums Perhaps the most charming thing of all is that Esperanza Spalding who is still only twenty-four is still universally referred to in jazz papers as a child prodigy. What else could they say? Imagine a beautiful girl who taught herself all there is to know about the double bass, and who at the age of fifteen could chose between the local blues and rock bands. What is more she was p...umping out her own songs and singing them. She was sixteen, when she won a scholarship to the Boston Berklee School of Music; she was soon giving concerts with Pat Metheny, Joe Lovano and Dave Samuels; and although she graduated she still couldn’t leave Berklee: she became the youngest teacher there in its history. In 2006, she made her CD debut with Junjo and was already performing in Europe, for example at the MOL Jazz Festival. In 2008, she released another album, called Esperanza. Which is Spanish for Hope. And what is the most remarkable thing in this story? That there is nothing “exceptional” in Esperanza’s music. It is gripping but fundamentally she plucks and sings simple songs; she leads a “simple” quartet, playing acoustic jazz, samba, bossa nova and pop music. She does not want to show off and yet we can’t ignore her. She is a prodigy as an adult as well.
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
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