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 49)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 18, 2008
Esperanza Spalding Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 17, 2008
Esperanza Spalding Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 15, 2008 –
Jun 27, 2008
JVC Jazz Festival New York 2008
Al Green / Jill Scott / Herbie Hancock / Sergio Mendes / Esperanza Spalding / João Gilberto / Chris Botti / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Lettuce / The Bad Plus / dianne reeves / Soulive / Taylor McFerrin / Joshua Redman / Maceo Parker / Lizz Wright / Gil Scott-Heron / Avishai Cohen / Raul Midón / Freddie hubbard / Zap Mama / Brad Mehldau trio / Kurt Elling / Dee Dee Bridgewater / Toots Thielemans / Mocean Worker / Poncho Sanchez / Sonya Kitchell / Pat Martino / Dave Holland / Hank Jones / Jack DeJohnette / Kurt Rosenwinkel / Simone / Chris Potter / Charlie Haden / Lionel Loueke / Jason Moran / Paquito D'Rivera / Dick Hyman / Charles Lloyd / Vinnie Colaiuta / Cecil Taylor / Ravi Coltrane / Billy Taylor / Charlie Haden Quartet West / Theo Croker / Eric Harland / Chico O'farrill / Geri Allen / Craig Taborn / Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog / Wycliffe Gordon / George Cables / Eric Alexander / Bucky Pizzarelli / The Tierney Sutton Band / Howard Alden / Ken Peplowski / Kenny Barron Trio / Les Paul / Hilary Kole / Lewis Nash / KJ Denhert / Brandee Younger / Reuben Rogers / Jim Rotondi / Gene Bertoncini / Jay Leonhart / Mike Ledonne / Randy Sandke / Sergio Salvatore / Byron Stripling / Kenny Werner Trio / Mike Pope / The Birdland Big Band / Aaron Goldberg Trio / Ted Rosenthal / Lionel Loueke Trio / Eddie Locke / yuval cohen / Freddie Bryant / Christos Rafalides / Richard Galliano Tangaria Quartet / Dmitri Kolesnik / Roger Davidson Trio / Judy Barnett / Andy Farber / Mos Def Big Band / DJ Logic Project / Mingus Legacy Show all bands
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Jvc Jazz Festival New York New York, New York, United States
Jun 14, 2008
Esperanza Spalding Winningstad Theatre Portland, Oregon, United States
Jun 12, 2008
Esperanza Spalding Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, California, United States
Jun 10, 2008
Esperanza Spalding Catalina Bar & Grill Los Angeles, California, United States
Jun 07, 2008
The Roots Picnic
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / The Roots / Gnarls Barkley / Santigold / The Cool Kids / Diplo / Deerhoof / Janelle Monáe / Esperanza Spalding
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Festival Pier at Penn's Landing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 29, 2008
Esperanza Spalding The Regattabar Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
May 27, 2008
Roberto Fonseca / Omara Portuondo / Esperanza Spalding Barbican Centre London, England, United Kingdom
May 01, 2008
"Jazz Sous Les Pommiers" / Wayne Shorter / Esperanza Spalding

Jazz Sous Les Pommiers

Festival Grounds Coutances, France
Apr 21, 2008
Esperanza Spalding Private Function Palm Desert, California, United States
Mar 07, 2008
Esperanza Spalding Palm Theatre Telluride, Colorado, United States
Oct 19, 2007
dianne reeves / Esperanza Spalding Memorial Auditorium Stanford, California, United States
Aug 12, 2007
Newport Jazz Festival
"Newport Jazz Festival" / Jon Faddis / Susan Tedeschi / Slide Hampton / Claudio Roditi / Roy Hargrove / Nilson Matta / Eliane Elias / Douglas Purviance / Jeff Ballard / Steve Davis / Luciana Souza / Chief Adjuah (FKA: Christian Scott) / Dennis Mackrel / Steve Cardenas / John Lampkin / Ben Allison / Mark Gross / Romero Lubambo / Jason Jackson / Billy Hart / Frank Basile / Roberta Gambarini / Mulgrew Miller / Roy Assaf / Victor Gould / Ron Carter / Jimmy Heath / B.B. King / Harry Allen / Paquito D'Rivera / Greg Gisbert / Mark Johnson / Esperanza Spalding / Jay Ashby / James Moody / The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band / Ron Horton / Antonio Hart / Donald Harrison / Russell Malone / John Lee / Al Green / Marc Johnson Show all bands
Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Aug 03, 2007
Esperanza Spalding Sheridan Opera House Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jul 15, 2007
North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam)
"North Sea Jazz Festival" (Rotterdam) / Moncef Genoud / Kneebody / SFJazz Collective / Esperanza Spalding / Kindred Spirit / Randy Brecker / Anjani / Bud Shank / Joshua Redman / Enrico Pieranunzi / Richard Galliano / Bill Mays / Bob Brookmeyer / Candy Dulfer / Bob Franceschini / Chano Dominguez / Allen Toussaint / Africando / Elvis Costello / Kurt Elling / Lionel Loueke / Barry Guy / Misha Mengelberg / Fanfare Ciocarlia / Mike Stern / Dave Holland quintet / Dave Weckl / Sly and the Family Stone / Ornette Coleman / Hamilton de Holanda / Toots Thielemans / Wynton Marsalis / Gary Burton / Snoop Dogg Show all bands
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Various Venues Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 07, 2007
Russell Malone / Randy Bachman / Esperanza Spalding

Festival International De Jazz De Montreal

Spectrum de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jul 05, 2007
"Festival International De Jazz De Montreal" / Meshell Ndegeocello (fka Me'Shell NdegéOcello) / Richard Bona / Esperanza Spalding

Festival International De Jazz De Montreal

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Théâtre Jean-Duceppe Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 23, 2007
"Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival" / Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey / Tower Of Power / India.Arie / Esperanza Spalding / Roy Haynes

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival

Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Jun 23, 2007 –
Jun 24, 2007
Al Green / Esperanza Spalding / Ravi Coltrane / Anat Cohen / Carl Allen / Trio Beyond

Freihofer's Jazz Festival 2007

Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Jun 16, 2007
Joe Lovano / Esperanza Spalding Auditorio De Mostoles Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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