Watch Masters of Jazz: The Next Generation with Esperanza Spalding tonight at 8 on OPB TV. Spread the #love. #OPBJazz #PDXJazz

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Esperanza’s first instrument was oboe…then clarinet, drums, trombone…esperanza spalding #PDXJazz #OPBJazz

Hey now! Nice footage of Esperanza playing in Portland AND at the White House! Off to a good start here. #OPBjazz esperanza spalding

Thara earned a B.A. in conducting and composition from Marylhurst University. #PDXJazz #OPBJazz

Thara's passion for teaching really comes through here. And that solo - burning! "put somethin' on em!" #OPBjazz #TharaMemory

BTW: we're live-tweeting the premiere of OPB's Art Beat special on Thara Memory right now: watch with us! opb.org/artsandlife/se…

Its just THAT awesome! #TharaMemory #OPBJazz

Learn more about the challenges facing public education in Oregon here • opb.is/lwless #OPBJazz

Thara really knows how to coach these young musicians. He's tough, but his direction builds character. #OPBjazz #TharaMemory

"Do you want to sit there and cry, or do you want to BE somebody?" Thara Memory on Masters of Jazz/Oregon Art Beat, now. #OPBjazz #Inspiring

"Thara was the first one to really tell me the truth." Hailey Niswanger on her remarkable mentor Thara Memory • #OPBjazz

.@HaileyNiswanger will travel with esperanza spalding on world tour starting the end of this month #TharaMemory #OPBJazz

Portland's got some rockin' musicians!

What a terrific show! Wanna see it again? Us, too! Watch here: opb.org/artsandlife/se…

Should @espespalding 's "CIty of Roses" be Portland's city anthem? What do you think? • opb.is/cityofroses #OPBjazz

It IS a new dawn, a new day and it's feelin' really good. Listening to the blues.