‘12 Little
Spells’ finds Spalding conjuring in the medium of musical creation, through an
exploration of the body, human energy and healing. Working alongside Esperanza
on this project are visual artist Carmen Daneshmandi, opera/theater director
Elkhanah Pulitzer, wardrobe specialist Diego Montoya, and video artist Ethan
Samuel Young. Each collaborator is creating key elements of ’12 Little Spells’
without hearing any music, having only the project title and spell names as
inspiration.
Read a
statement from Esperanza on ‘12 Little Spells’ here: https://bit.ly/2QZn7dA
In the coming
days, Esperanza will also reveal details of a series of 12 pop-up shows. Each performance will focus on a single spell
and feature an explosion of music and words, color and movement. No two events
will be the same. The performances will be recorded for a live concert film
that will be released next year.
Exclusive limited music and items will be available only at these shows,
with a full deluxe package to be released by Concord Records in 2019.
‘12 Little
Spells’ arrives just one year after ‘Exposure,’ in which Spalding composed and
recorded a new album entirely from scratch in just 77 hours, while
livestreaming every minute of the process to the world. In 2016 she released ‘Emily’s D+ Evolution,’
which earned her a Pitchfork Best New Music review, inclusion on several
year-end critics lists, and appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show,
Real Time with Bill Maher and beyond.
‘12 Little
Spells’ was composed by Esperanza Spalding.
It features Spalding on vocals, Matthew Stevens on guitar, Justin Tyson
on drums, Aaron Burnett on saxophone, Burniss Travis on bass, Corey King on
background vocals, and Rob Schwimmer on continuum.
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