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From The Green Room

Esperanza Spalding

By Clark Gibson,
Haley Solomon
Published May 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM EDT
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Esperanza Spalding performing at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum during the 2025 Big Ears Festival.
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Esperanza Spalding performing at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum during the 2025 Big Ears Festival.

In this excerpt, Haley Solomon talks with Grammy-winning artist Esperanza Spalding - bassist, composer and singer - ahead of her performance at this year's Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN.

From The Green Room
Clark Gibson
Clark, a UTC graduate, is Production Director at WUTC - and hosts "Live in the Library" and "The Moonlight Mile."
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Haley Solomon
Haley Solomon is the Program and Operations Manager at WUTC. She also hosts "The Haley Solomon Show" and "ElectroNights with Haley Solomon." Haley is a proud graduate of UTC.
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