Esperanza Spalding - "I Know You Know / Smile Like That" (Live in San Sebastian july 23, 2009 - 3/9)

[Anoush23]

there are only a handfull artists outside who are worth to be seen live....esperanza surely is one of them!!

[turnerwarehouse]

video response:

watch?v=hjhVMPt0Wm0

[2keys]

She's good but i dislike her overcomplicated style. The groove needs to laid down more simple and then maybe it will relax.

[BassGuitarGuy128]

Singing extremely well and playing bass flawlessly… women and their multitasking!!

[souhlsis]

I love GOOD music. Coming from a musical background myself, I am a MUSIC JUNKIE. Especially good jazz and the eclectic/smooth variety. Esperanza is awesome, great all around musician! So glad she won that grammy last year over that troll Nicki Minaj!

[SpagsJippy]

That's a Jaco bass! I love this woman, she is such a great musician and so sexy .. its a deadly combination

[TheChomps23]

Is the top comment really about weed ? ..shame

[OrzelBialy616]

Very good mucisianship, I wish could have that time feel as those guys :D

[nicolenikkyfull]

i like her voice, so cool.

[liana069]

I agree!



[CarolineGarza]

she is just the best!

[thefnshit]

3:40 <--- musical orgasm

[janedoesquared96]

I love her :D

[plabentos]

she is the coolest thing i ever see

[prettygalwithabrain]

She's sooo cool. Makes me wonder why Lana del rey has more fans. Tragedy.

[ChungFat4eva]

This song makes me want to walk down the street and just raise my eyebrows at people

[Balanced2]

God gives everyone a song. She exudes talent.

[Tafkadasohlol]

what a cool hair!!

[carloswilliss]

Esperanza is a beast...Shes killin that base ...LOVE HER !!

[skorcha]

20 high ass dentist bills

[ventorbassman]

sounds like those TC digital heads are totally crap.... She's much better with eden!

[Davidbarlizard]

I had an orgasm listening at this!!! 

[birdofanotherfeather]

This girl is cute, talented, and really gets down on the bass.... I'd date her...

[AxeManJax]

@birdofanotherfeather : understatement of the year! :D

[MrBighrd2]

so much funky female bass players out there

[jamaicangal1991]

OMG SHE IS SICKENING LOVE HER!!!!!!!

[stegor46]

2011 Readers’ Favorite Bassists – #4: Esperanza Spalding

[TheChomps23]

@stegor46 what !!?? she should be # 1!! ....well at least on my list she is hehe

[stegor46]

@TheChomps23 О.К, : - ))

[dbassplayer]

Awesome...

[vidgroove]

LINDA!

[gusgiacomini]

+1 to the Jazz bass in this song! Sounds much better than the Godin she uses in other videos!

[Beatrizcont4444]

Love her devotion!

[Alexruinkill]

i love her hair

[BigJarrhead777]

haha 19 people don't know what real music is

[MultiJali7]

I love how she is flipping her own cords.....Love it!!!

[Jazzper79]

Great musician

[spritquest35m]

I detected Bitches brew esk on the back end of that tune, not a copy, but it seems the same sprit that played with miles might be visiting this young lady, any wasys there should be some form of disclamer on tunes as heavy as this, such as " warning" dont listen to this tune while under the influence of phychotrpics could potentially send mind into orbit, or something like that, thanks ms spaulding

[ourgreylove]

man... 5:17...

[evilzlatan]

What?! Her talent is like insanely retarded

[0143rrr]

Please...say yes

[thundafromdownunda23]

im in love.....

[4CMEPlus]

She's like two persons in one: one sings and one other plays bass.

Both incredibly

[Skafingers]

What a brillant tone! any one know what year that frettless (I think) j bass is?

how is it even possible to groove like that and beable to sing like that?

goddess.

[jocellyne191]

she is the best

[i2969k]

goodness



[xxmidnightravenxx1]

My guitar/bass teacher showed me this yesterday :D. This is absolutely wonderful! Jazz isn't my type of music (it's still good) but this woman is amazing! :D ♥

[blaslflsdflgsdal]

at 0:05 I thought that the audience had an accidental clap quantification of sixteenth notes. Weed is great.

[vdeferens]

@blaslflsdflgsdal Heh. Weed quantise!

[gigimc]

@blaslflsdflgsdal ahahaaaa! I heard it too! thought they were in on it lol [and I've never done weed] :))))

[CaptainFrankieT]

Wow. She is actually incredible. New favourite bassist? I think so. I would be honoured to have a fraction of her talent. Seriously mind blowing...

[Alino17]

Shes' really gifted.

If I could not see such very good performing I would not spend 10 seconds listning to music shch this.. Too bad the boring easy listening fusion music showing no interest. Hope to see/hear her playing something less forgettable and more thoughful.

[sketch2k]

@Alino17 The only thing I'm forgetting here is your comment.

[Alino17]

@sketch2k you must have a really boring life to waste time for sorry repiles such as this, stretch pal.

[Alino17]

@sketch2k poor annoyed boy; if you'd knew more than a few funky lullabies and rhythmic patterns you'd know some pop genres (all your universe) may be homogeneus, repetitive for many simple listeners (performing skills well aside). This strange perceiving may happen after some decades of listenings, be known child, do not panic. Pity your misery.

[yamamonkey]

@Alino17 Forgettable, if you have an attention span of 2 seconds

[va7mn]

A very tasty combo of fusion, funk and Brazilian! Nice!

[KhakarotoO]

alem de estilosa! linda! canta muito! e destroi no baixo! obrigado por existir esperanza.

[afterburner14]

I play keyboard. I agree with the other bass musicians. I can imagine playing bass and singing @ the same time would be difficult. Check out the timing of this song. She doesn't miss a beat. Wow, what talent.

[proxyflamer]

Its like she's singing the baseline, and her bass is singing the Vocals!

[MrJaapKooiman]

WOOOOOH, I'm in love with the girl.

[GrannyBar]

LOVE HER

[gsco82]

I'm soooo glad that Esperanza won the Grammy over what's-his-name!! At last, an intelligent choice.

[Funkaslunk1994]

I'm a bassist singer too, and I don't think people understand just how difficult it is to play what she is doing. This is simply amazing!

[Rasts]

Bieber will be another nameless Disney star in another year, just stop talking about him.

[Rasts]

Stop talking about Bieber.

[ColinResponseTO]

why is her timefeel so outrageously ON POOOINT!!!! O_O!!!!

[xandaobld2006]

influence of Brazilian music .... good groove I am Brazilian I really liked your sound

[Keepsz]

PURE MUZIK ! A Very Gifted Artist ~

[FunkInDaPocket47]

Someone give this lady a Grammy!!!! Oh that's right, she's already got one! And truly deserves more!!!! She is truly a cool, classy and gifted lady!

[lapps22]

glad im around while this lady is hear fab-u los.

[edgmartt]

Wow! Esperanza is really fantastic. I love her, her music, and her voice.

[fabfabius84]

Scemo il batterista....si... proprio scemo...

[tamaire1664]

Occasionally, god can do great

[OfficialPromoterwWc]

i think i'm in love.... dr koul

[frankdf19]

This Beiber conversation reminds me of a one I saw on a Mahavishnu video. Someone suggested the Chili Peppers could make a fusion album that would better McLaughlin & friends. I dig the Chili Peppers for some things, but seriously. The uninitiated listener is simply out of their depth in this regard. We should not be elitists, however, but rather help to enlighten without judgement. The labels have been de-educating for years. Lets RE-educate the public and hope to raise the quality of demand.

[Justonai]

3:53 The pianist is so cool and smooth.

[erredird]

WTF are you talkin about JB ?

ES : JB = italian wine : canned coke

[pntballfreek]

someone seriously compared her to beiber??@@#$%^&*.....are you serious??!! Two ENTIRELY different animals. Esperanza is a jazz bassist and vocalist, and an extremely talented one. Beiber is a decent pop singer, but he's more of a celebrity than anything, not even so much because of his talent, but more for the fact that tweens find him attractive, and he's VERY easily marketable....and his songs are EXTREMELY catchy

[maaobaa]

@pntballfreek Looooooool EXACTLY 

[sketch2k]

@pntballfreek You know what else is extremely catchy? Genital warts. Also a tween epidemic. God help us and bless Esperanza Spalding.

[pntballfreek]

@sketch2k what does herpes have to do with anything??

[hanknell]

@pntballfreek OMG that is horrible! Beiber? We won't even acknowledge such a thing!

[pntballfreek]

@hanknell only reason acknowledged the kid's existence is b/c someone waaayyyy down on the comment trail was comparing her to him....irritated me severely

[x0tillywill0x]

it like she has two brains.....how do you separate.....the parts? she must be an alien

[pufifa]

@x0tillywill0x Women CAN multitask :P

[x0tillywill0x]

@pufifa multitasking is one thing.....this is complete independance from the bass chart and the vocals.....as a drummer myself........i can appreciate just how insanely hard this is to pull off.....its like left foot clave

[tuffy3000]

i met her the other day and she is soooooo cute and sweet. I was just standing there with the dumbest big smile the whole time. I think I'm I love.

[takeuchi40]

It's shit.

[hephzibah141]

she's different not like most artists nowadays.

[crosbonit]

I'm basically speechless. I can't find the words to describe this. So much talent! So much style! So much...so much...everything. How is this possible?

[afterburner14]

@ MegaVancea. I know you right. Not only is she a good musician, she is sooooo hot !

[MegaVancea]

@ 3:38 I cream my jeans when I hear that. I love this woman and will marry her.

[manitjuh]

I love her!

[iRanNakedWithBarney]

hold on. i'm a 14 year-old. and i like her music. in fact i've seen her live with my eleven year old cousin many times. i really wish she was really out there.

[dsonbass]

she did it jaco style

[Enricoontherocks]

minkamia a tui

[jehizkiel78]

wow, i love u! come and play for me when i feel down and lonely...

[scans4uni]

her music style is amazing!!

[vicokwaro]

i'm in love..

[acerobbins]

WOW!

[codia12]

if u understand how hard it is to play bass and sing at the same time, you would be impressed. But to play some of the lines she plays and still sing effectively, is otherworldly....she is fastly becoming my favorite artist period...and beautiful too...cudos to the young man that lands this wonderful human being...lol

[BermudaEntrepreneur]

I'll say! If I was her man and she dumped me, I'd probably die!

[172juice]

my therapist turned me on to esperanza and after seeing this I reckon I don't need to pay for therapy anymore. Esperanza = HOPE. Here's hoping this amazing young talent does not go the same way Amy W (& so many others) did, RIP. WOW

[mrquestionoftheday]

I had no idea there was an ongoing comparison of her and Bieber. That seriously bothers me.

[Holdsyfan]

Mom, finally, I am ready for marriage! :D

[MaJi92]

I know about her years ago! It doesn't matter if she was popular or not for me, that doesn't mean that her playing or her voice isn't good. Esperanza is AWESOME! Very beautiful and her hair... wow, I would marry her too and I'm not lesbian XD

She's getting popular beacause of her talent not because little girls or her appearance (God, she's pretty ^^).

[robbradley07]

@zaxx2 Too late! She's MINE!!! Lol

[nikkiikikik]

you are good!!!!!!!!!! :)

[Guitfiddlejase]

There is still hope for our culture if artists like this are actually winning Grammy's....

[SoldierMedic77]

Amazing artist. Beautiful music. Outstanding talent. Grammy deserved.

[enonya]

Why do people even compare her to Justin Bieber at all???

[Cuddlebunzzzz]

@enonya because she beat him for the Best New Artist award at the Grammy's, which is how she became a lot more popular recently.

[Naiym1]

@enonya cause they're morons...I'm sorry Bieber can hold a tune..this lady is a musical virtuoso.

[politicaljunkie1967]

She is bad as hell !!!!

[MrFrotastic]

To Beiber fans,No, to the over crazed dick riding tween beiber fans who can no longer use there intellect for anything other then following the masses of main stream music. This message is for you. Esperanza is simply the more skilled musician. Sure she doesn't gallop around the stage in bright colors and preform little "dance" numbers, but she is without a doubt a far better singer and more musically inclined than Justin will most likely ever be. Award are given based on talent. Make sense yet?

[r3ck0rd]

the mid sound of her electric bass and the crunchy sound of synth and rhodes irritates me --"

but frikin' awesome songs though

[r3ck0rd]

oh my, she's making the electric bass sounds like acoustic by raising the mid freq --"

frikin' awesome song though

[kfcohea]

This woman sings, plays electric and acoustic bass. All great! She surrounds herself with wonderful musicians and chooses great tunes. Jazz, Latin and R & B. If you don't understand that, you're a cretin. But then again Rock & rollers where raised on really simple no talent music. I can understand why they wouldn't be able to comprehend the quality of this. It's like comparing Bach to Billy Joel. BS.

[sunrelease]

@kfcohea I disagree with most of what you said. The Beatles were rock and roll. Are you saying that the beatles were talentless? If you were, you are sorely mistaken. Also, it's not like comparing Bach to Billy Joel because Billy Joel was actually talented as a songwriter. Yes, Bach was obviously far superior musically, but it doesn't mean Billy Joel doesn't have some quality material. But I do agree that this is fantastic music right here.

[leavesofgrass9]

She's amazing!!! love the jazz and r&b combination!!

[StrawberryJungle]

She's my hero.

[YewGoGlennCoco]

was confused when Biebs lost to her at the grammy's.... But then I realized... Best New Artist is a matter of your TALENT and QUALITY as an artist, not how many pillows, shirts, buttons, bracelets and stickers your face is on. besides, just because we don't know her doesn't mean she's not popular. In her genre, she is. I love this woman.

[jazzysushi]

Why are people always comparing Esperanza Spalding and Justin Bieber? Weren't there 3 other performers also nominated for best new artist? Anyways, I'm glad she won...I was thinking the Academy has been swaying towards more commercially successful singers or musicians.

[dannykihoalu]

Honestly, there's no comparing her to Beiber...Beiber has a decent voice, but she has that, and also has the MIND of a TRUE MUSICIAN. This aint club music, and it aint for teenyboppers either. This is for people who can appreciate subtleties in music. Not to take away from pop and R&B artists, but there's just no comparison in terms of pure artistry.

[rexasul]

@dannykihoalu not forgetting that they don't write their own music and are nothing more than meat puppets...

[Philburpalooza]

Joni Mitchell's free-style lyrical style w/ Jaco Bass phrasing I LOVE IT!!!! The most encouraging, exciting, edgy stuff I've heard in many years! Finally , putting a pretty face AND talent on a rebirth of fusion jazz..

[CheyenneBlah]

He's got a hair swoop and her hair looks like poop! Lol <3 - Shane Dawson

[Guitfiddlejase]

God I love her!

[MichaelJPrime]

Bieber, Drake and Mumford lost to THIS MESS? What has the world come to...im not even going to dislike the video because its not even worth it...wow GAY-To-The-Max

[BassAsLeaders]

@MichaelJPrime Jazz is a mess for R&B fans... god i like open minded people

[brown44suga]

@MichaelJPrime HAHAHAHA !!!! This Mess is call Real Music!!... Also Mumford & Sons were please because Esperanza Won ... For sure you my dear dont have any musical taste or at least one good ear for music ..

[MichaelJPrime]

@brown44suga well i respect your imput but it not required in this time, this discussion is over

[Dvill1]

@MichaelJPrime how bout you quit fuckin dick riding...Jessica Bieber sucks and Drake is good but these are two different levels of music...anybody who really knows and appreciates music wouldn't be saying this is gay...Increase your Music IQ Real Talk.

[MichaelJPrime]

@Dvill1 well, good job you think you can out talk someone who obviously is much more intelligent and a musical critic of the art and disrespect what you are unaware of so have fun there in your department of failure...

[Dvill1]

@MichaelJPrime I wasn't tryin to out talk you, I was commenting on what seemed to be a very juvenile response you made...oh yeah please inform me of what you think I am so unaware of...if your a Bieber fan good for you, but don't come on here to insult someone who can sing and play numerous instruments and is clearly talented its childish man.

[jakeyudy]

@Dvill1 I humped MichaelJPrimes mom while i made her scream Esperanza

[Dvill1]

@jakeyudy LMAO

[Guitfiddlejase]

@MichaelJPrime When you get older you will understand.

[CheyenneBlah]

She sucks and barely sings GO BIEBER!

[BassAsLeaders]

@CheyenneBlah 14 YEARS OLD = OPINION INVALID

[Mastermax345]

@CheyenneBlah she doesn't lip sync or auto tune her voice, and plays music that's actually entertaining, unlike him.

[Guitfiddlejase]

@CheyenneBlah When you get older you will understand.

[josenet2006]

@CheyenneBlah ha ha ha, this clueless comment really made me laugh, thanks!

[sunrelease]

@CheyenneBlah TROLLIN'

[CheyenneBlah]

@sunrelease They see me Trollin' they hatin'

[sunrelease]

@CheyenneBlah I gotta respect a job well done. Kudos.

[CheyenneBlah]

@sunrelease Haha thanks....I never said I hated er she is a GREAT artist I just like Bieber better more my age appropriate.

[Scariestkiller]

Oh shit, watch out, Thundercat!

[gutobass40]

Basta apenas olhar e babar!!!

[bob4247]

I bought every CD she has made. Phenomenal talent. I even bought three piece of her sheet music so I could study what it is she does to make this magical music.

[bob4247]

I bought every CD she has made. Phenomenal talent.

[soullessking]

you know...this is one artist who every time i think about her and her music... i never think about downloading it... i just want to buy her stuff.

[bellacampello]

She is the best !!! So great and wonderful bass !!! i wish i could do the same !

[gyypsyy]

Esperanza is sick with these stringed instruments, girl u r sick!!! U send me into a magical cave of music and I do not want 2 come out.

[damiano100]

rediculous how she plays that groove and sings at the same time! she's absolutely great! : )

[freekazoid8489]

why does the keyboard player remind me of Chick Corea during his "Miles-fusion period"?

[MrThunderDragon1]

she is so talented,a god given talent  BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[robsonAlbuquerQ]

o máximo!! ooo

[tamaire1664]

107 698 views...

the 698 ones are mine :)

[mindshell]

@tamaire1664  and the 107 000 mine!

[TheKarleil]

I can't believe that only 105 380 persons have seen her talent.

[FENDERIZTA]

justin bieber no es nada comparado con esta gran mujer, esto es un artista de verdad, no solo producto para preadolesentes

[greenmars]

Thank you God, for Esperanza Spalding. It's like you said, "Here is Talent," and pow, Esperanza!

[DinaMariaRosario]

Estou encantada com a musicalidade e o swing de Esperanza.

É uma delícia ouvi-la.

[DinaMariaRosario]

Estou encantada com a musicalidade e o swing de Esperanza.

É uma delícia ouvi-la.

[carricrl]

not to bad