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ESPERANZA SPALDING'S RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY ALBUM & TOUR

Esperanza Spalding just released her latest album Radio Music Society, which quickly rose to the #5 top-selling album on both iTunes and Amazon, debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top 200 and #1 on their Contemporary Jazz Chart! Watch the premiere performance of Radio Music Society on The Late Show with David Letterman and Esperanza’s appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. You can also watch Esperanza’s keynote at the EMP Pop Conference. Be sure to catch Esperanza’s Radio Music Society live on tour NOW!

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ON TOUR

3 Cohens

May 17th

Saint-Gaudens, France

Kurt Elling

May 17th

Dortmund, Germany

Anat Cohen

May 17th

Saint-Gaudens, France

The Bad Plus

May 17th

Malaga, Spain

Avishai Cohen

May 17th

Saint-Gaudens, France

Full Calendar

CURRENT & UPCOMING RELEASES

The Tel Aviv Session (The Touré-Raichel Collective)

Idan Raichel

Mar 27th, 2012

Radio Music Society

Esperanza Spalding

Mar 20th, 2012

Ode

Brad Mehldau

Mar 20th, 2012

Accelerando

Vijay Iyer

Mar 13th, 2012

The Poison Glen

Altan

Feb 28th, 2012

All Releases

NEWS SPOTLIGHTS

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Dakar Moon	3:15	Baaba Maal
Revolt (Big Noise)	3:53	Street Drum Corps
Peace on Earth	5:05	Saxophone Summit
Siboney (Notes From The Village)	8:22	Anat Cohen
Náo Me Diga Adeus (All One)	2:47	Oscar Castro-Neves
Ae Ae	3:31	Angélique Kidjo
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	5:22	Becca Stevens
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (live)	7:32	Dave Douglas
When I Fall	3:55	Lizz Wright
Song For Mia	4:53	Lizz Wright
Passport	5:27	Joe Lovano
The Razor's Edge	6:18	Dave Holland
Are We A Nation	3:58	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Mosaic Triad		Terri Lyne Carrington
Fire Waltz	4:36	Jason Moran
Baby, I Love You feat. Dianne Reeves	3:10	Angélique Kidjo
Crazy Stuff	5:01	Tineke Postma
Fats (live)	3:36	Dave Douglas
Polliwog (James Farm)	8:22	Joshua Redman
Wari	4:16	Habib Koite
RFK in the Land of Apartheid	4:10	Jason Moran
Footprints	7:55	Wayne Shorter
The Jolly Seven-Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Cherish The Ladies
Mr. PC ft. John Scofield (Guitars)	6:23	McCoy Tyner
Noubioto	3:43	Gangbé Brass Band
"The Littlest Prisoner" w/Bruce Cockburn	4:09	Jenny Scheinman
Things Behind the Sun	4:37	Brad Mehldau
Next Generation	4:03	Raul Midón
Redemption Song	4:10	Playing For Change
Step To It	19:52	Overtone Quartet
Trio Blues	4:16	John Scofield
J Blues (Notes From The Village)	7:08	Anat Cohen
Stand By Me	6:04	Playing For Change
Stepping Out	4:48	Kurt Elling
Nakamokhura	4:07	Vusi Mahlasela
The Mooch	7:16	3 Cohens
Adios Felicidad	3:16	Omara Portuondo
African Cowboy	5:07	Richard Bona
Greensleeves ft. Derek Trucks (Guitars)	6:14	McCoy Tyner
Super America	2:27	The Bad Plus
Good Times	4:34	Richard Bona
Todo Tiende	4:26	Ojos De Brujo
Just My Imagination	4:53	Dianne Reeves
Chalomot Shel Acherim	3:40	Idan Raichel
Move On Up feat. John Legend	3:46	Angélique Kidjo
St. James Infirmary (Clarinetwork)	10:16	Anat Cohen
Silencio	4:11	Ojos De Brujo
Black Gold	5:17	Esperanza Spalding
Joy Ryder	11:20	Wayne Shorter
Mood Indigo		Avishai Cohen
Coal Tattoo	3:18	Kathy Mattea
Woza	4:24	Vusi Mahlasela
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Irish Homecoming
Solipsist	2:31	Kaki King
Chilla que Tiemble		Depedro
Como Baila Mi Mulata	5:42	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Before the Snow	4:17	Tineke Postma
Barbados	6:20	Joe Lovano
Jho Avido	3:58	Dobet Gnahoré
Victory! (Big Noise)	3:33	Street Drum Corps
Radio Song (clip)	1:01	Esperanza Spalding
Alexander the Great	6:52	Saxophone Summit
She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim	3:06	Idan Raichel
Zen Remix	3:34	Rokia Traoré
Say It Loud LIVE	1:02	Still Black, Still Proud
Knives Out	8:29	Brad Mehldau
Don't Take It That Way	3:12	Raul Midón
Vijay Iyer, Solo - Patterns	8:31	Vijay Iyer
Bonnie's Song	3:15	Raul Midón
Thula Mama	3:42	Vusi Mahlasela
Amame Como Soy	3:26	Omara Portuondo
You Make Me (Live)	5:15	Becca Stevens
The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore	4:13	Kathy Mattea
Today Will Be A Good Day	5:09	Dianne Reeves
Batoumambe	4:13	Habib Koite
I Like It That Way	3:10	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Red Winged Black Bird	2:56	Kathy Mattea
The Women Gather	2:31	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Funky Good Time LIVE	0:50	Still Black, Still Proud
The Man I Love (Tchamantche)	4:44	Rokia Traoré
Jabula	5:08	Vusi Mahlasela
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Cherish The Ladies
The Jolly Seven / Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Irish Homecoming
Cacadores de Emocoes		Terri Lyne Carrington
I'll Notice (Live)	6:03	Becca Stevens
Manalyuca	6:30	McCoy Tyner
I-10 (James Farm)	4:32	Joshua Redman
Tiger Rag	4:07	3 Cohens
Tounka (Tchamantche)	3:09	Rokia Traoré
Veil of Tears	14:24	Overtone Quartet
After You've Gone (Clarinetwork)	8:17	Anat Cohen
Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity	7:50	Vijay Iyer
You Are	7:10	The Bad Plus
Remember Fela	4:24	Gangbé Brass Band
Como El Viento	4:00	Depedro
I'm a Soldier	1:33	John Scofield
Allure & Destruct (Big Noise)	4:04	Street Drum Corps
Din Don Dan LIVE	1:14	Still Black, Still Proud
One Man's Idea		Avishai Cohen
Morning Bell	5:42	Chris Potter
Cucurrucu Paloma	4:01	Caetano Veloso
I Was Young When I Left Home	5:31	Jenny Scheinman
Sport	3:02	Altan
Newspaper Angels	3:16	Jenny Scheinman
Prime Directive	7:46	Dave Holland
Higher Ground	4:46	Playing For Change
MSMW - Little Walter Rides Again	3:55	John Scofield
My Heart	4:00	Lizz Wright
Zulu Laduma	3:02	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Leave Me A Place Underground	5:32	Tineke Postma
Dala	3:51	Dobet Gnahoré
Regalo De Dios	5:29	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Television	7:07	Baaba Maal
Ingots	3:53	Kaki King
Sagal Ko	3:35	Youssou N'Dour
The Wheel	7:01	Chris Potter
Zelie	2:04	Angélique Kidjo
Anna Eco (Crossing the Field)	4:01	Jenny Scheinman
ODJus Fitxadu	3:25	Idan Raichel
Jump Up	5:48	Jason Moran
Refavela	5:56	Gilberto Gil
Old Brooklyn (Crossing the Field)	3:42	Jenny Scheinman
Birdyard	1:48	Joe Lovano
Ixegezi	2:12	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Playing with Pink Noise	3:02	Kaki King
1981 (James Farm)	8:52	Joshua Redman
Ca Jé	3:49	Caetano Veloso
Thalaza	4:00	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Touba - Daru Salaam	5:49	Youssou N'Dour

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Watch what's on

Black Gold	Esperanza Spalding
Stand By Me	Playing For Change
*Tineke Postma Quartet	Tineke Postma
Red Winged Blackbird	Kathy Mattea
*Freedom	3 Cohens
Acoustic Africa Promo 2012	Acoustic Africa
Prometheus Unbound	Wayne Shorter
*Blackstaff Sessions	Cherish The Ladies
I'm In Love Again	Dianne Reeves
*"Dounia" Music Video	Rokia Traoré
Depedro - CNN	Depedro
*Live in Tokyo	Terri Lyne Carrington
Comanche	Depedro
The First Noel	Cherish The Ladies: Celtic Christmas
*Live at Jazz Standard	Anat Cohen
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem	Jenny Scheinman
Altan on Balcony TV	Altan
Folk Art EPK	Joe Lovano
*Corcavado	Oscar Castro-Neves
2010 Gilberto Gil interview	Gilberto Gil
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
State of Mind on Late Show with David Letterman	Raul Midón
*Treachery	Overtone Quartet
Dobet Gnahore, Idan Raichel and India.Arie - "Pale	Dobet Gnahoré
Live in Montreal	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Dakar Moon	Baaba Maal
*Cape Town Jazz Festival	Dave Holland
Fire Waltz	Jason Moran
Let There Be Peace	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Live Clips 2008	Rokia Traoré
Move On Up	Angélique Kidjo
Dos Gardenias	Omara Portuondo
EPK	Youssou N'Dour
Como El Viento	Depedro
Sound Prints EPK	Dave Douglas
Traveler's Blessing (Live)	Becca Stevens
Sittin' In The Middle	Raul Midón
N'teri	Habib Koite
*"Song for Sidiki" at the Barbican	Jenny Scheinman
Joe Master Class Video	Joe Lovano
Arinanara	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Say Africa (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concer	Vusi Mahlasela
Bone Chaos at the Castle	Kaki King
Esperanza Spalding at the Nobel Prize Ceremony	Esperanza Spalding
*Radio Music Society Trailer	Esperanza Spalding
Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow)	Brad Mehldau
Hot Brass	Richard Bona
Fé na Festa	Gilberto Gil
*Are We A Nation?	Sweet Honey In The Rock
*"Polliwog" Live at Jazz Standard	James Farm
Al Jazeera Interview	Omara Portuondo
The Mosaic Project	Terri Lyne Carrington
*One Love - LIVE	Playing For Change
Techari Live	Ojos De Brujo
Never Stop EPK	The Bad Plus
Cherish The Ladies & Friends with the RI Philharmo	Cherish The Ladies Symphony
*Over Shadow Hill Way	Wayne Shorter
The View from Blue Mountain	Dave Douglas
*Street Drum Corps	Street Drum Corps
La Memoria	Depedro
*Compass EPK	Joshua Redman
*Jump Up	Jason Moran
The Pace Report Interview	Saxophone Summit
Mr. PC with John Scofield	McCoy Tyner
Rokia Traoré Live 2009	Rokia Traoré
Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2010	Dobet Gnahoré
Spark of Being EPK	Dave Douglas
Afirika (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concert)	Angélique Kidjo
Vusi and Friends	Vusi Mahlasela
Live Trailer	Playing For Change
*Resignation	Brad Mehldau
Live at Montreux	Sing the Truth!
*The Wheel	Chris Potter
Malaika with Luxembourg Philhormonic Orchestra	Angelique Kidjo Symphony
Television	Baaba Maal
The Mooch	3 Cohens
McCoy Tyner Quartet	McCoy Tyner
The Orchard EPK	Lizz Wright
Esperanza Spalding at the Oscars	Esperanza Spalding
Motherless Child	Sweet Honey In The Rock
*Bird Songs EPK	Joe Lovano
*Altan with the RTE Orchestra	Altan
*"The Gate" EPK	Kurt Elling
JAMES FARM Live at Jazz Standard	Joshua Redman
Sound Prints EPK	Joe Lovano
Makoti	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Altan - Cití na gCumann - Gradam Ceoil	Altan
*Kathy Mattea EPK 2011	Kathy Mattea
*Live at the 2011 Montreal Jazz Festival	Sing the Truth!
John Scofield Quartet - Steeplechase	John Scofield
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
Nature Boy	Kurt Elling Symphony
Two Parts in One (Live w/Calexico)	Depedro
Freedom Dance	Dianne Reeves
PFC Foundation	Playing For Change
Ella's Song	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Altan with the RTE Concert Orchestra	Altan Symphony
Imagine	Playing For Change
Promo	Idan Raichel
I'll Play The Blues For You	Jason Moran
When You Know EPK	Dianne Reeves
Galang	Vijay Iyer

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IMN ARTISTS ON TWITTER

Street Drum Corps

We would like to welcome Primary Violater to the SDC Family!! @_PrimaryWave_ @jasonjdfields

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Altan

A great night in Brittany , as usual...."...heading back to Ireland and playing The Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire tomorrow evening!!!!!:)

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Vijay Iyer

heading to http://t.co/pojdKQWB right now. aren't you? #fb

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Gilberto Gil

Caetano: “Gil é misterioso” | Série MPB & Jazz 2012 http://t.co/OiCVFJx2 via @seriempbejazz

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Dave Douglas

The reissue project. http://t.co/y8cq0tCb

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