esperanza spalding & The Songwrights Apothecary Lab: conversation & shareback
esperanza spalding & The Songwrights Apothecary Lab: conversation & shareback
Songwrights Apothecary Lab is a live installation where esperanza spalding and her fellow songwrights, researchers and mentors are creating original music. The creation of this original music, which the lab is sharing with visitors during the festival, continues spalding's exploration over the past years of how musicians might meaningfully incorporate therapeutic practices and knowledge into their work.
On June 18 at 3pm ET, the lab opens for audiences to hear music being created in the lab as well as conversations between the musical collaborators and the researchers.
Voice, Bass: esperanza spalding
Guitar: Matthew Stevens
Piano: Leo Genovese
Saxophone: Aaron Burnett
Sound Engineer: Fernando Lodeiro
Assistant Engineer: Mathew Scheiner
Art installation: Lily Consuelo Saporta Tagiuri
Researchers: Nivi Ravi and Grant Jones under the guidance of Ganavya Doraiswamy
Council members: Dr. Marisol Norris and Britton Williams
Chef: Robin Pringle
Production: Héloïse Darcq
Film: Mecca Filmworks
Livestream: Kelson Productions
Presented in partnership with Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) and the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center as part of the 2021 River To River Festival.
