Esperanza Spalding

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Sunday, Oct. 30, UW Memorial Union-Shannon Hall, 7:30 pm

The shape-shifting genius of Esperanza Spalding had its roots in her childhood in Portland, Oregon, when she began performing violin with the Chamber Music Society of Oregon at age 5. At 31, the virtuosic bassist/composer/vocalist has performed at the Oscars and the Grammys (she’s won four), and she’s practically a regular at the White House. Her latest album, Emily’s D+Evolution, is a whimsical, trippy experiment, with exuberant bass lines and vocals evoking the likes of Joni Mitchell.