Concord Jazz
was the title of a 1969 Albert Ayler recording, and more than 50 years later, bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding is taking up the, which will be presented at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., this December. Shorter was in ill health at the time and rebounded as the two worked together. However, holistic concerns have been at the root of much of Spalding’s recent music. Her 2019 release, , correlated each song to a body part.
