esperanza spalding

Downtown

When

Oct. 18–19, 2025

Daily, Times vary

Cost: $35 +

Where

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

1037 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205

It’s a fabulous night of orchestra-meets-jazz with headliner — and Portland’s own — esperanza spalding: bassist, singer, songwriter, composer, and Grammy Award winner performing her own songs with arrangements that showcase the expanded forces of the orchestra. Among esperanza’s heroes is jazz icon and multi-Grammy Award winner Wayne Shorter, whose music you’ll also enjoy on this program, including Gaia, a work for vocals, jazz quartet, and orchestra co-written with spalding.