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ESPERANZA SPALDING FEATURED ON THIS WEEK'S NPR MUSIC: FIRST LISTEN // HUFFINGTON POST PREMIERES SHORT FILM TRAILER FOR RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY OUT TUESDAY MARCH 20TH
With only a week left before the release of Esperanza Spalding's Radio Music Society, the jazz songstress is giving her fans a sneak peak at what we've been so excited to share.
NPR Music is giving everyone the official first listen to Radio Music Society right here:
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/11/147979893/first-listen-esperanza-spalding-radio-music-society
Eleven of the album's twelve songs are accompanied by conceptual short films, which further express Esperanza's inspiration and story behind each track. Shot in various locations including New York City; Barcelona, Spain; and Portland, Oregon; all films will be available to purchasers of Radio Music Society as a digital download or on a DVD in the deluxe version. It is available for pre-order at the iTunes music store:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/radio-music-society/id506398768
The official trailer is a sneak peak of the long-form film, included in the commercial release of the product. Huffington Post just unveiled the trailer yesterday. Check it out via Youtube: http://youtu.be/SpDMLPixO8s
Grab Esperanza's new widget for a free download of "Radio Song" here: http://d2cbeta.concordmusicgroup.com/rms_widget_test.html
ABOUT RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY
On March 20th, 2012, Esperanza Spalding will unleash her 4th studio album, Radio Music Society (Heads Up International / Concord Music Group), her most diverse, ambitious and masterful recital yet. Rather than a follow-up, Esperanza defines the vibrant, style-spanning release as a companion work to its predecessor Chamber Music Society. Stand-out tracks include the lead single "Black Gold" featuring Algebra Blessett, and free-flowing cover of Michael Jackson's classic, "I Can't Help It".
Radio Music Society boasts a vast range of top-notch guest musicians and collaborators. In addition to longtime partners Joe Lovano, keyboard player Leo Genovese and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, the ranks contain jazz legends Jack DeJohnette and Billy Hart; guitar heroes Jef Lee Johnson and Lionel Loueke; an array of master vocalists including Algebra Blessett, Lalah Hathaway, Gretchen Parlato, Leni Stern and Becca Stevens; hip-hop giant Q-Tip (who performs on and co-produced two tracks); and two Portland-based musicians, Janice Scroggins and Dr. Thara Memory, who provided essential mentorship in Spalding's youth.
CONNECT WITH ESPERANZA SPALDING
http://www.esperanzaspalding.com/
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http://www.youtube.com/user/EsperanzaSpaldingTV
RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY / OFFICIAL TRACKLISTING
1. Radio Song
2. Cinnamon Tree
3. Crowned and Kissed
4. Land of the Free
5. Black Gold featuring Algebra Blessett
6. I Can't Help It featuring Joe Lovano
7. Hold On Me
8. Vague Suspicions
9. Endangered Species featuring Lalah Hathaway
10. Let Her
11. City of Roses
12. Smile Like That
TOUR DATES
April 18 - Buffalo, NY - Center For The Arts
April 19 - Cleveland, OH - Metro Campus Auditorium
April 21 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
April 22 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
April 24 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
April 25 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
April 27 - Hollywood, CA - The Music Box
April 28 - Phoenix, AZ - JW Desert Ridge Jazz Festival
May 1 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
May 2 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
May 3 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival
May 5 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre
May 23 - Paris, France - La Cigale
May 28 - London, UK - KoKo
June 27 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Jazz Festival
June 29 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis Theatre
June 30 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
(Via Press Release)