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Relationality with jazz's sonic alchemist, esperanza spalding on The K Jazz Show

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Now, every so often, we get to witness an artist whose very being feels like music.

Someone who doesn’t just play jazz — but breathes, bends, reshapes, and reimagines what’s possible within it.

And when that artist happens to be a four-time Grammy Award winner, an inventive bassist, a luminous vocalist, a fearless composer, and one of the most captivating live performers of our time —as music lover you are compelled to make space, to lean in, and certainly listen deeply.

It is my absolute pleasure and honour to welcome to The K Jazz Show — a global icon and this year’s Joy of Jazz headliner, Esperanza Spalding.
27 Jul 2025 English South Africa Music · Music Interviews

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