Pianist

Born in 1984 in Portland, Oregon, esperanza spalding is an eaabibacliitoti* artist, trained and initiated in the North American (masculine) jazz lineage and tradition. Her work interweaves through various combinations of instrumental music, bass playing, improvisation, singing, composition, poetry, dance, therapeutic research, storytelling, teaching, regenerative agriculture, urban land & artist-sanctuary custodianship, and growing in love as a daughter, sister, cousin, niece, auntie, great-auntie, friend, while collaboratively decolonizing within and through her hometown community.

esperanza spalding

Rockport Music-Shalin Liu Performance Center

Russian-born Armenian flutist Yulia Musayelyan's music combines modern jazz harmonies, odd meters, and improvisation with folkloric styles from Armenia, Argentina, and other cultures, seeking to bridge distant traditions. She is joined by an international ensemble of some of the most versatile and in-demand jazz musicians in NYC and Boston.

The Armenian Mirror-Spectator writes, “[Musayelyan] grooves as if she were a dual-native, balancing somewhere between Armenia and Argentina.”

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Armenians in Jazz Featuring Yulia Musayelyan

Joe's Pub

This tribute concert honors the life and legacy of the great jazz innovator, composer, bandleader, and saxophonist Wayne Shorter who passed away in March 2023. These performances feature five longtime Shorter collaborators in their BSO debuts, including the Grammy Award-winning bassist and vocalist esperanza spalding. spalding wrote the libretto for Shorter’s 2022 opera …(Iphigenia), which was premiered in Boston in 2021 and is based on the ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides.

Celebrating the Symphonic Legacy of Wayne Shorter

Boston Symphony Hall

Sebastián de Urquiza

Room 623

Join us for a clinic and concert with the masters: Jeff Coffin on saxophones, Jordan Perlson on drums, Viktor Krauss on bass, and special guest Leo Genovese on piano/keys. 

Jeff Coffin, Viktor Krauss, Jordan Perlson, and Leo Genovese

The Red Room at Cafe 939

Herbie Hancock is one of the most revered and innovative musicians in jazz history. His restless reinventive spirit has found him exploring African music, funk, classical, electronic music, hip-hop, and more. Whether he’s teaming up with the LA Phil or dialing in outer-space sounds on his keytar, Herbie is always on the move. He returns to the Hollywood Bowl stage for a night of freewheeling and thought-provoking jazz.

Pianist

Leo Genovese

Events

Past events

Aug 10, 2025

esperanza spalding · Rockport Music

Aug 20, 2024

Armenians in Jazz Featuring Yulia Musayelyan · Armenian General Benevolent Union

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