Staying on the list of favorites of The Conscious Tip is Esperanza Spalding. Between touring, live performances on TV and new videos, she’s constantly staying in the news. This time with a video for her official video for Crowned & Kissed, another track from her Radio Music Society. We’re used to her being more chill [...]

Jun 18, 2012

Shame on you if you don’t already have Esperanza Spalding’s latest album, Chamber Music Society, in your possession. It’s been a very successful year thus far for the Jazz enthusiast. Earlier this month she stopped in KCRW’s Santa Monica studios to perform “Smile Like That”. The performance may surprise you, evolving from the expected Jazz [...]

Mar 12, 2012

It seems like the past few weeks have been reserved for some highly anticipated jazz projects. At the end of February Robert Glasper’s Black Radio dropped, on March 20th Esperanza Spalding will release her 4th album Radio Music Society. As an owner of her previous 2 albums,  I expected her latest to be of high [...]

Jan 04, 2012

Don’t Sleep on Atlanta based emcee Lyric Jones. With approvals from icons in Hip Hop such as Statik Selektah and 9th Wonder, she’s definitely an artist to check out. Her latest joint with jazz enthusiast Esperanza Spalding definitely seals my endorsement. Her debut album Jones St. will be released on February 7th.

Jun 22, 2011

Staying on my list of favorite artists is the very talented Esperanza Spalding. With a unique style of Jazz, she was one of the sub headliners for The Roots Picnic held earlier this month in Philadelphia. Even if you’re not a fan you have to respect the performance she put on. Backed by The Roots [...]

I am extremely weak for not being able to attend this event this weekend. With a lineup like this, I may have to hobo my way across the country to get there. *Checks train routes*

Mar 23, 2011

Well hopefully you’re not as late as me, but Don’t Sleep on Jose James. Unlike many in my age group, I enjoy listening to different jazz variations, from old school Coltrane to most recently Esperanza Spalding. Thanks to the folks over at Soulbounce for putting me on to Jose James. The Jazz vocalist from Minnesota [...]

Feb 21, 2011

I was first introduced to Esperanza Spalding after her performances at the White House and on the 2010 BET Awards (Prince Tribute). Not only was I amazed with her musical abilities, but also because she began teaching at Berklee College of Music at the age of 20. With already 2 albums on her discography, I [...]