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From The Green Room

Esperanza Spalding

By Clark Gibson,
Haley Solomon, Ray Bassett
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.
Cora Wagoner via Big Ears Festival
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.

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Clark Gibson
Clark is Production and Digital Content Manager at WUTC.
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Haley Solomon
Haley is a graduate of UTC and a Chattanooga native who began working at WUTC in January of 2019.
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Ray Bassett
Ray is the host and producer of Scenic Roots, Mondays - Thursdays at 3 PM on WUTC.
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