Esperanza Spalding – Chamber Music Society Album Giveaway – Ends 07/29

Bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding is set to release her latest album, Chamber Music Society, on August 17th. Contest Corner & LBi have teamed up to give two lucky readers a copy of the new album, so read on!

About Esperanza Spalding:

“Centuries ago, long before the advent of radio or recording technology, chamber music was the music for the masses – the music in which people from nearly every segment of society could find meaning and relevance. A decade into the 21st century, Esperanza Spalding – the bassist, vocalist and composer who first appeared on the jazz scene in 2008 – takes a contemporary approach to this once universal form of entertainment with Chamber Music Society, her August 17, 2010, release on Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group.

Backed by drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and pianist Leo Genovese – and inspired by the classical training of her younger years – Esperanza creates a modern chamber music group that combines the spontaneity and intrigue of improvisation with sweet and angular string trio arrangements. The result is a sound that weaves the innovative elements of jazz, folk and world music into the enduring foundations of classical music.

‘So much of my early musical experience was spent playing chamber music on the violin, and it’s a form of music that I’ve always loved,’ says Esperanza. ‘I was very inspired by a lot of classical music, and chamber music in particular. I’m intrigued by the concept of intimate works that can be played and experienced among friends in an intimate setting. So I decided to create my version of contemporary chamber music, and add one more voice to that rich history.’

Chamber Music Society is a place where connoisseurs of classical music and jazz devotees – and fans of other musics as well – can find common ground. The recording offers a chamber music for modern times – one that brings together people of different perspectives and broadens their cultural experience, just as it did in an earlier age.

Earlier this year, Esperanza Spalding was the subject of an in-depth profile in The New Yorker and was featured in the May 2010 Anniversary issue of O, The Oprah Magazine’s ‘Women on the Rise’.”

Giveaway time!

TWO lucky Contest Corner readers will win a copy of Chamber Music Society! Here’s how to enter:

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