Esperanza Spalding performing "Smile Like That" on KCRW

Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Esperanza Spalding leads her large band through whimsically poetic songs and sprawling jams when she performs on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Watch / Listen to the full session here: www.kcrw.com/mu...

[@Thedrummaman76]

You know, for the longest time, this and many other of her songs made me "smile like that". Now that my heart is open, i see you. Thank you, Esperanza for freeing me of that energy, it was heavy fa sho 😅 I'll try not to smile like that when i see you play live. Lord help me 🙏🏾

[@johnnytoobad7785]

A woman who can play bass with the same finesse and articulation as Jaco Pastoroius, sing like Flora Purim and now she has her own band ! Well deserved and well done.

[@KuttyJoe]

Truly, this woman is an angel. Even though, I'm not really into this kind of jazz, I wish I were. I dig her voice and her style, but I need to learn to appreciate this music.

[@BellianAudioBandits]

OH MY.....WHAT GOLDEN NUGGET HAVE I STUMBLED UPON HERE?

[@WisdomOver50]

This woman is just crazy amazing...

[@WackyPick]

waw! that guitar! this arrangement!

[@cyoungdahl]

saw her live in Buffalo - the first concert of her tour. it is almost indescribeable how phenomenal she is. not only is she an accomplished bassist, her voice has such reange and flexibility. oh, and the band killed!

[@marcoselmermk6]

You could say that Esperanza immerses herself in the music100%, but that would be to suggest that she and the music are two separate entities, when in fact SHE IS MUSIC- PERIOD! Love the way she bops with her body whilst she's playing. I've always loved the double bass but I've never thought it 'sexy' until I saw Esperanza one night on Jools Holland show on the BBC. She's the real deal - a rare thing that maybe comes along once in a generation, not a fake musician like Yolanda Brown.

[@GreaterDeity]

It's like falling in love with music for the first time.

[@marcorosales1303]

That's a good reason. I've been playing for 5 years, since I was 15. Now I'm 20 and recently I started to talk while playing, and singing what I'm playing, like "Dum dum dum da da dum da dum.". A good friend of mine told me "That's your real improvisation level."

[@tobsmonster2]

Always love coming back to this, makes me so happy

[@richiehenrydrums]

She's always full of surprises.

[@audioworks247]

Love this Artist My God what a Talent.

[@petey8155]

wish they would have showed more of that horn section going crazy

[@mijlee777]

We should all mourn the loss of the mean sax solo that the sound guy completely shitted on.

[@LindaGallowayMD]

Out of this world!!! I elevate to the level of Coltrane and Miles. Baby Girl can play . . . and sing!

[@kaydenevideo]

Oh my goodness. This is stunning. She is boundless. I LOVE this so much.

[@Rocko3837]

I give up on music, doesn't make sense to deal with it anymore after I've seen this. I've never seen so much talent in a person and now i feel like shit

[@erickadelkarmen]

my favorite.This is what it feels like to be blown away...I wish I could meet her!

[@endritfusha]

she has it all ! simply amaizing

[@danielcroixhenderson]

Saw her in Buffalo! I wish this horn arrangement was on the album version! It's just nasty!

[@AdebayoFayemi]

everyone is sleeping on the band which is just as amazing!

[@fasc1nans]

None of the words I can think of are fit to describe this.

[@jocapamusician]

Wow ,i have this music by Esperanza in another verision and and i htink i got a better one i have been seeing right now.Wonderful. I loved it !

[@kopi3nnn]

Going to see Esperanza Spalding with Jack DeJohnette in DC in February 2014. Can't wait..!

[@thomasarce]

Oh damn... this is just beautiful........

[@Marvie313]

Love Love Love !!!!

[@NullPDS]

damn what a jem, she gives style and beauty a good name

[@JazzManDean]

Love this....

[@brandbird]

gloria campbell According to wikipedia, she taught herself to play the violin by the age of five... O_o

[@la8niteson]

am I the first to watch this? that's a first... and for one of the dopest artists out there. Oh how I wish I could play the bass like this woman. (turn the mic up on the bass btw!)

[@mdvice10]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jeffersongentil]

Toca demais canta demais e é linda demais Perfeita !!!

[@PhoeFireaga]

She's so beautiful too.

[@DynamicOfCapital]

Esperanza Spalding!

[@Rocko3837]

haha i know, i'm over it at the time i wrote that comment,i've just discovered her, and now i found the inspiration after i watched her methods of practicing,and btw i realised that she practiced all her life every day for a few hours,so it's not strange that she's that good

[@tutsta3]

damnnnn awesome

[@BethBELify]

Thats how I feel too- but you just know that really she wants to inspire! Take inspiration and keep going!! :)

[@coplife]

WoW !

[@Supaj00]

something about this girl, she is just very alluring

[@Cranberry333]

GET it ESPERANZA! YAAAAASSSSSSS

[@JACKSONPRYORBENNETT]

People that strive to be constantly improving like Esperanza or Victor Wooten or the members of your favorite band would only want to inspire others and give them something to strive for, not deter them from following their dreams. Try learning the tune!

[@manchitas101]

she performed in my school (:

[@SebastianTaeggi]

mamma mia !!!!!!!

[@elieco9007]

woweeeeee

[@DarekHB]

Practice. Shit I can't even talk and play at the same time. One of my boys came up and tried to talk to me in the middle of the song and I just looked at him like "you know we can't have this conversation right now."

[@emanx222]

THIS SHIT!!!!!

[@GirthGod]

my guitar instructor went to berklee with her...shes a real musician

[@with-inreason]

Nice bass

[@drnrqsldch]

that guitar is fucking awesome 1:27

[@IanPaoloAcosta]

She's been playing since 4.

[@avirazzy]

aww she sounds like she has a cold (still sounds better than everyone even while sick)

[@lem.h.4362]

She has a genius i.q.

[@ShaqHester]

one of her skills are second nature.

[@spindrs50]

damm it this is crazy...

[@ricaard]

Hott, musically, physically, spiritually HOTT!!!

[@DVDKC]

So fuckin' true...

[@aquanu85]

biggest girl crush ever!!! #letsdolunch ;-)

[@kunzangrangdrol]

yes, but no one else can play your own music. only you.

[@WackyPick]

Yeah the guitar is sexy...in looks and in sound...do you know what brand that is?

[@tomac14]

Jef Lee Johnson (RIP)

[@hahabunny]

i just died...

[@cjo2012]

Is it retro Bop? Is it 'modern'? ....All I know is it's Esperanza. And that it's out of my wheelhouse of understanding. Essie = Life Force

[@passion_flora]

the ending sounds very mingus-esque if you ask me.

[@AlexTandil]

Who is the guitar guy?? :O

[@donbelisario8811]

What is the name of the guitar player ?

[@jimmyj6209]

Jeff Lee Johnson

[@mwhite6522]

@@jimmyj6209 I don't think he' so hip. He's playing a lot of clams and seems out of place with everything else going on.

[@Shrimpilla]

@@mwhite6522 i liked his solo. nice grove, exceptional...

[@mwhite6522]

@@Shrimpilla I think it's sloppy. It's mostly noise and wrong notes.

[@Shrimpilla]

@@mwhite6522 i didnt heard any wrong notes.

[@Numiful]

*gasp!*

[@RUISOPC]

I know that's right! In the words of Prince.. "Excuse me baby (MUSIC), I don't mean to be rude, but tonight..I ain't in the mood..SO if you don't mind; I'd like to watch" I can only watch her do her thing! It's better for me. lol

[@stylecollective-qt9um]

you mean Jef Lee Johnson, no?

[@Rocko3837]

well,i'll try xD but she's really amazing :')

[@dborismusic]

The video is just bad edited , but the music is outstanding!

[@bill8489]

Her voice was definitely worn out, but still a million times better than mere mortals

[@smau6785]

lol. you removed all your vids? lol.

[@andjelkamilicevic]

aaahhhhhhhhh B-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[@drnrqsldch]

practise and practise :p how the hell james hetfield plays Battery song while he sings that crazy riff? no way haha

[@DarekHB]

They're plenty used to playing. I've been playing for 25 years. I just have no need to sing or talk while I'm playing. My voice is horreeeeblay.

[@smau6785]

how is stalking related to something public? O_o

[@smau6785]

want me to tell you where i live so you can tell the police i'm hiding the dead body of a rotten apple fruit in my fridge?

[@smau6785]

says the one posting videos about nails. nail this song on your instrument of choice, then you can post again

[@ogulkoker]

U really like that guitar or just sarcasm?

[@1711dario]

...

[@starsandnobodys]

Great tune, great arrangement. Esperanza is da boss, but ditch the guitar man.

[@ValladTV]

Hater

[@Chloeeezyyy]

Soooo jealous lol

[@1127films]

its not awful. you clearly do not understand music... i thought that was not humanly possible but i guess.. to each its own

[@jijiggybounce]

these justin bieber jokes are boring. everyone knows he's not a real musician....

[@holygrailed]

JUSTIN BIEBER SHOULD HAVE WON!!!! (lol)

[@marcorosales1303]

Hahaha!, Parenting Fail. It's all about getting your muscles/fingers used to play, then you can talk. Independence will come in a few days, but keep going.