Esperanza at the White House

[Dr. Cheese]

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2...-east-room/?hp

This link has a cool picture and story about a poetry night at the White House and Esperanza Spaulding played and sang too.

[Joe Gress]

That would be cool as all get out to play the white house. No matter your beef or praise of whatever current president is in.

It's great that the Obama folks chose Esperanza Spalding and ELEW - two very modern jazz cats that are really doing something different. Lewis even played "Mr. Brightside," according to the Post. Here's the story:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews

[jerry]

She played there for the Stevie Wonder tribute too, great show!