Esperanza Spalding
Musicienne

Américaine

Fundraising Campaign for Prismid Sanctuary: A Place for Healing, Art, and Community

From June 1st through December 31st 2025, esperanza spalding is offering to compose, record, and perform an original suite of music for each supporter of Prismid Sanctuary donating $777,777 or more. The suite of music will be catered to the story and dreams of each supporter, and will be delivered through a one-of-a-kind vinyl record (pressed on the highest quality vinyl by one of the top pressing facilities in the world), and personalized collage. spalding will take an approach similar to the creation of Exposure - her 2017 album that was composed from scratch, and recorded, in just 77 hours, by inviting donors to witness live the initial creation of the suite of music.

During this time when the precarity of external institutional funding is being exposed, esperanza hopes this initiative will be another luminous thread in the global story of artists and cultural workers creating and funding the institutions that they need. In her words, “Prismid Sanctuary as a process of being in community has expanded my imagination, conception of reciprocity with place, and affirmed the audacious dream that - together with community - artists can create the institutions we need to thrive.”

All donations are tax-deductible, and go 100% toward the building and sustaining of Prismid Sanctuary. To commission a new suite of music, and to learn more, go to: https://Prismid.org/777suite

Located in Portland, Oregon, esperanza founded Prismid Sanctuary as a nonprofit residency and regenerative space dedicated to nurturing BIPOC artists. The dreamchild of (and currently co-directed by) the world-renowned jazz bassist, five-time Grammy Award-winning composer, and former Harvard University professor, the Sanctuary has rapidly developed into a beloved local hub for artists, culture workers, and land stewards to gather, host events and share their respective practices.

The Sanctuary, which was purchased in 2021 thanks to local crowdfunding, is steadily growing into a vibrant and sustainable model of BIPOC community-led placemaking focused on arts, culture, and ecology.


Video Credits:

Director - Noah Porter @coastalnoah
Director of Photography - Scotty Uyeda @scottyuyeda
Art Direction/Creative Direction - Rob Lewis
Hair and Makeup Artist - Abibat Durosimi @bloom_theagency
Gaffer - Deante Grinner
Production Sound Mixer - Betty Alcaraz @bettyboomboom67
Wardrobe Stylist - Vaughn Kimmons @thebrownalice
Assistant Camera - Jared Rogers @jaredcrogers
Grip/PA - Aidan Silvis
Audio mix - Gabriel Owsley @skelliskel
Producer - RaShaunda Brooks @y.g.b.portland

esperanza spalding is joyously and gratefully playing here and elsewhere through the rest of 2025. Emphasizing simplicity and intimacy of her voice, bass, and songs, in this special configuration of 2 musicians and 2 dancers, esperanza performs songs from all 8 of her previous albums, songs from current releases, plus a special-preview of her forthcoming project. Tickets and Info can be found on esperanza’s website www.esperanzaspalding.com