Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding coming to Carolina Theatre

Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding will make her way to the Carolina Theatre in Durham.

Spalding, who was the first jazz musician to win a Grammy in the category “Best New Artist,” will perform at the recently renovated venue May 9. Tickets start at $42 and go on sale Feb. 17 at 10 a.m.

Spalding is touring in support of Radio Music Society, the follow-up to 2010’s Chamber Music Society, which earned the singer attention from the Grammy’s and a top spot on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart.

“Originally I thought it would be fun to release a double album,” she said of Chamber Music. “One disc with an intimate, subtle exploration of chamber works and a second one in which jazz musicians explore song forms and melodies that are formatted more along the lines of what we would categorize as ‘pop songs.’”

Spalding continued, “On the pop song side, I think about listeners who aren’t into jazz, but I also think about the people within my musical community who can interpret each idea best.”

Radio Music Society will see a release through Heads Up International March 20.

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