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 43)

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May 16, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Folly Theater Kansas City, Missouri, United States
May 14, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Terrace Theater, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, District of Columbia, United States
May 13, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Attucks Theatre Norfolk, Virginia, United States
May 12, 2009
Esperanza Spalding

An Evening of Poetry, Music & the Spoken Word

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White House Washington, District of Columbia, United States
May 01, 2009
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
"New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" / Doc Watson / Marcia Ball / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Bonnie Raitt / Sugarland / John Scofield / Patty Griffin / Julian Marley / Tony Bennett / Common / Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers / Esperanza Spalding / Vashawn Mitchell / Rebirth Brass Band / Frankie Ford / Walter "Wolfman" Washington / the iguanas / Poncho Sanchez / The Piety Street Band / John Boutte / Crocodile Gumboot Dancers of Durban, South Africa / Ori Culture Danse Club of Benin / Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie / George Wein / Howard Alden / Anat Cohen / Twangorama / Charmaine Neville / Lars Edegran & The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra / Fredy Omar con su banda / James Rivers Movement / Cheick Hamala Diabate / The Chilluns / Pinettes Brass Band / Walter Payton & The Snapbean Band / Shades Of Praise / Tim Laughlin / Doreen's Jazz New Orleans / Jambalaya Cajun Band / John Lee & The Heralds Of Christ / God's House Westbank Cathedral Choir / Evan Christopher / Gregory Agid / J. Monque'd Blues Band / Keith Frank / Driskill Mountain Boys / Washboard Chaz Blues Trio / Truth Universal / The Revealers / Marisa y Mariachi Agave / New Orleans Moonshiners / Danza / 101 Runners / Glen David Andrews / Bester Singers / Dynamic Smooth Family / Forgotten Souls Brass Band / Original Big Seven / Scene Boosters / New Wave Brass Band / Fi Yi Yi Spirit Of The Mandingo Warrior / Young Magnolias / Eric McAllister / Mitch Woods / Jon Cleary Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 30, 2009
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
"New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" / Esperanza Spalding / Theresa Andersson / Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials / Rosie Ledet / Ben Harper / Emmylou Harris / Solomon Burke / Jakob Dylan / Mississippi Mass Choir / The Subdudes / Marva Wright / Nicholas Payton / Eddie Bo / Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes / Anders Osborne / Ronnie Kole / Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys / Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots / George Wein / Howard Alden / Anat Cohen / Randy Brecker / Lew Tabakin / Jimmy Cobb / Banu Gibson & The New Orleans Hot Jazz / Bucky Pizzarelli / Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir / Delfeayo Marsalis / Creole Zydeco Farmers / John Rankin / Silky Sol / Sharon Martin / Little Freddie King / Johnny Sansone / Kirk Joseph / Michael Ward / Sonny Bourg / The Bayou Blues Band / Bonsoir Catin / Honey Island Swamp Band / Rumba Buena / Seguenon Kone / Po' Henry & Tookie / Kenny Bill Stinson / Coolie Family Gospel Singers / Corey Ledet / Mark Braud / Javier Tobar & Elegant Gypsy / Paulin Brothers Brass Band / Charles Jackson & The Jackson Travelers / Tornado Brass Band / Alex McMurray / Louis Ford / Gal Holiday & Her Honky Tonk Revue / The Last Straws / Melody Clouds / Chris Clifton / Bamboula 2000 / Roscoe Reddix / Mike Zito / Leo Nocentelli Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 24, 2009 –
Apr 26, 2009
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2009
Julian Marley / The Uprising / Kinky / Esperanza Spalding / Marc Broussard / James Taylor / Joe Cocker / Jakob Dylan / Guy Clark / Doc Watson / Chuck Brown / Bon Jovi / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Common / Del McCoury Band / The O'Jays / The Neville Brothers / Emmylou Harris / The Rance Allen Group / Bonnie Raitt / Buddy Guy / Rebirth Brass Band / The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra / Cowboy Mouth / Better Than Ezra / Wynton Marsalis / Patty Griffin / The Soul Rebels / John Boutte / Dr. John / The Whispers / John Mayall / Solomon Burke / Buckwheat Zydeco / Galactic / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Irvin Mayfield / Tony Bennett / Allen Toussaint / The Subdudes / Kind Of Blue / Sugarland / Spoon / Snooks Eaglin / Erykah Badu / Kings Of Leon / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Neil Young / Earth, Wind & Fire / Wilco / Ben Harper / Los Lobos / Dumpstaphunk / Dave Matthews Band Show all bands
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Apr 08, 2009
Esperanza Spalding l'Hospice d'Havre Tourcoing, Hauts-de-France, France
Apr 07, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Stadtcasino Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
Apr 04, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Konzerthaus Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Apr 03, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Apr 02, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Centralstation Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Apr 01, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Kammgarn K-Town, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mar 31, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Frankfurter Hof Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mar 30, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Alte Feuerwache Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Mar 29, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Stadthalle Osnabrück Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Mar 28, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Kampnagel Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Mar 26, 2009
Esperanza Spalding MUK Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Mar 23, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Opernhaus Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Mar 22, 2009
Esperanza Spalding TBA Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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  5. Nothing Like You
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2027 1 concert
2026 32 concerts
2025 69 concerts
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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