Esperanza Spalding Concert History

Born in 1984, bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding began playing in small jazz and blues venues around her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Soon after picking up the acoustic bass at the late age of 14, she helped form Noise For Pretend, an eclectic band fusing jazz and pop for which she sang and played bass (often simultaneously). The group signed with indie rock imprint Hush Records, which released two albums of their original compositions.

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Esperanza Spalding Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 29)

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Jul 14, 2012
Latitude Festival
"Latitude Festival" / Elbow / Laura Marling / Richard Hawley / Fatoumata Diawara / Michael Kiwanuka / Esperanza Spalding / Baxter Dury / Rufus Wainwright / Mick Flannery / The Horrors / SBTRKT / dEUS / Low / Daryl Hall / Josh T. Pearson / Lianne La Havas / Smoke Fairies / Lloyd Cole / Sharon Van Etten / Zola Jesus / Django Django / I Break Horses / The Staves / Wooden Shjips / Of Monsters and Men / Team Me / Deap Vally / Los Campesinos! / Toy / The Crookes / Kwes / Tall Ships / Theme Park / David O’Doherty / Abandoman / Lee Nelson / Jimmy McGhie / Andrew Maxwell / Terry Alderton / Phill Jupitus / Robin Ince / Al Murray / Guilty Pleasures / Rich Hall / Sara Pascoe / Tina C / Inua Ellams / Luke Wright / Scroobius Pip / Joshua Idehen / Richard Marsh / Byron Vincent / Mik Artistik's Ego Trip / Salena Gooden Show all bands
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Henham Park Suffolk, United Kingdom
Jul 11, 2012
Esperanza Spalding / Joey DeFrancesco / Jimmy Cobb / Larry Coryell Trio Mercedes-benz Museum Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jul 09, 2012
Esperanza Spalding

Umbria Jazz Festival

Stadio Comunale Santa Giuliana Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Jul 08, 2012
"Jazz A Vienne" / Avishai Cohen / Esperanza Spalding

Jazz A Vienne

Théâtre Antique de Vienne Vienne, France
Jul 07, 2012
North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam)
Macy Gray / David Murray / Pat Metheny / Rufus Wainwright / Dave Holland / Hugh Laurie / Ahmad Jamal / James Farm / Joshua Redman / Betty Wright / Chief Adjuah (FKA: Christian Scott) / Gretchen Parlato / Esperanza Spalding / Fourplay / George Benson / Harold López-Nussa / Herd / Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey / James Morrison / Kurt Elling / Charlie Hunter / Michiel Braam / Miles Okazaki / Nick Waterhouse / Craig Taborn / Ramon Valle / Rez Abbasi / Robin Verheyen / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Rudder / Seun Kuti / Taj Mahal / The Robert Cray Band / Tigran Hamasyan / Tin Men / Toon Roos / Trijntje Oosterhuis / Vijay Iyer / Yuri Honing Show all bands
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Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 06, 2012
"International Istanbul Jazz Festival" / Esperanza Spalding

International Istanbul Jazz Festival

Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Jun 30, 2012
Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival
"Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival" / Chris Botti / Esperanza Spalding / Maceo Parker / Mingus Big Band / Michel Camilo / Christian McBride & Inside Straight / Mario Abney / Jeremy Pelt / Sarah Morrow / Catherine Russell / The Pedrito Martinez Group
Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Jun 29, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Métropolis Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 28, 2012
Gretchen Parlato / Esperanza Spalding Nathan Phillips Square Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 27, 2012
"Ottawa Jazz Festival" / Esperanza Spalding / Los Amigos Invisibles

Ottawa Jazz Festival

Various Venues Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jun 25, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Jun 23, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Rochester, New York, United States
Jun 22, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Midland Center For The Arts Midland, Michigan, United States
Jun 21, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Power Center Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Jun 15, 2012
"Celebrate Brooklyn! Perf. Arts Fest" / Geri Allen / Patrice Rushen / Esperanza Spalding / Terri Lyne Carrington / Lizz Wright

Celebrate Brooklyn! Perf. Arts Fest

Prospect Park Bandshell New York, New York, United States
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May 28, 2012
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KOKO London, England, United Kingdom
May 27, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Joy Eslava Madrid, Madrid, Spain
May 25, 2012
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Kaien Vågsbunnen Bergen, Vestland, Norway
May 24, 2012
Esperanza Spalding Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
May 23, 2012
Esperanza Spalding La Cigale Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Genres:

Jazz
Experimental
Soul
Female Vocalists
Jazz Fusion
Vocal Jazz
Neo Soul
Contemporary Jazz
Latin Jazz
Bass
Indie Jazz
Jazz Pop
Contemporary Vocal Jazz
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  1. Formwela 1
  2. I Know You Know
  3. Dancing the Animal (mind)
  4. Lest We Forget (blood)
  5. Nothing Like You
  6. Thang (hips)
  7. Black Gold

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2024 31 concerts
2023 33 concerts
2022 13 concerts
2021 4 concerts
2019 5 concerts
2018 15 concerts
2017 27 concerts
2016 79 concerts
2015 77 concerts
2014 51 concerts
2013 76 concerts
2012 89 concerts
2011 80 concerts
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2009 116 concerts
2008 78 concerts
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