Esperanza Spalding Performs at Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Reception

December 10, 2009 By 1 Comment

Everybody who was attending today’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and reception got treated to something very different this year…Jazz. 25-year old Esperanza Spalding was chosen to perform at the reception, following President Obama’s acceptance of the prize.

According to reports from gather.com, the Nobel Peace Prize receptions traditionally feature more classical fare, but going on the words of Nobel Committee Secretary Geir Lundestad, as they had a new type of laureate, they would have a new type of music too.

Esperanza Spalding Performs at Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Reception

Singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding, has made quite a name for herself in her short career. At the age of 25, she has already recorded two albums and taught at Berklee in Boston. Oh and we can’t forget that she has now made fans out of Barack and Michelle Obama.

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  • http://bloglines.com/blog/FleshlightMan Mittie Schrauder

    Ground zero is a monument to all those who suffered and endurd the hardships of 9/11 to take it away is one thing but obama is pretty much spitting on the faces of all Americans who waved the AMERICAN flag to honor those who were victims that day. This is the outcome of America’s mistake but America we should have learned by now. Everyone makes mistakes lets not make this one again. this so called AMERICAN president needs to reevaluate his morals.