Esperanza Spalding Jazzes Up Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Reception
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Attendees of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and reception heard something new this year: Jazz. Esperanza Spalding, the 25-year-old bassist and singer whose been hard at work enlivening a tired genre, was hand-picked to perform at the reception following President Barack Obama's acceptance of the Prize. Although Nobel receptions traditionally feature more classical fare, organizers felt that, in the words of Nobel Committee Secretary Geir Lundestad, because “we have a new type of laureate, we’ll have a new type of music.” Esperanza Spalding has made quite a name for herself in her short career. At 25, she's already recorded 2 albums and taught at Berklee right here in Boston. Not to mention having made fans out of Barack and Michelle Obama.
Attendees of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and reception heard something new this year: Jazz. Esperanza Spalding, the 25-year-old bassist and singer whose been hard at work enlivening a tired genre, was hand-picked to perform at the reception following President Barack Obama's acceptance of the Prize. Although Nobel receptions traditionally feature more classical fare, organizers felt that, in the words of Nobel Committee Secretary Geir Lundestad, because “we have a new type of laureate, we’ll have a new type of music.” Esperanza Spalding has made quite a name for herself in her short career. At 25, she's already recorded 2 albums and taught at Berklee right here in Boston. Not to mention having made fans out of Barack and Michelle Obama.