With the holidays right around the corner, we here at the cafe are in the giving mood! enter Esperanza Spalding, the current Jersey city native who has been on our radar since last year and also released one of the best albums in 08. Spalding is the real deal, the bassist/vocalist Berklee College Alumnist who also teaches at the school, did we mention she was only 23 years old! there will be more information on this new talent in the Jazz industry next week, when she’ll be featured in our favorite albums post. Here is a selection from her stellar second effort “Esperanza” which is in stores now.
