MORRISTOWN — Grammy-winning jazz and contemporary artist Esperanza Spalding performs at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m.
Esperanza Spalding made her debut in 2008 debut and had a best-selling Chamber Music Society release in 2010. The young bassist, vocalist and composer from Portland, Oregon is deeply rooted in jazz yet destined to make her mark far beyond the jazz realm. On Feb. 13, 2011, Spalding became the first jazz musician to receive the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
In March 2012, Spalding's latest release, Radio Music Society, became her most diverse, ambitious and masterful recital yet, eventually earning two Grammys this past February — for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist.
Spalding was also nominated for Best Long Form Video for 11 of the 12 songs which are accompanied as conceptual music short films that further express Esperanza's inspiration and story behind each track.
Radio Music Society is a companion, rather than a sequel, to Spalding's previous disc, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart.
Tickets for Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society at $37 to $77.
The Mayo Performing Arts Center is located at 100 South St., Morristown. For tickets or more information call the box office at 973-539-8008 or visit mayoarts.org.