Jazz bassist, vocalist, and composer Esperanza Spalding has announced a new album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab, due September 24 via Concord Records (pre-order). Here’s some background on the album, ...

"Formwela 10" is one of Spalding's more enchanting spells: a shape-shifting chamber invention that ponders the question of what we ask of one... Esperanza Spalding — the vocalist, bassist and composer ...

A prolific renaissance woman, esperanza spalding is immersed in music and the therapeutic practices and philosophies that define sound. “Formwela 1” is part of a trilogy of songs designed to benefit ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This image is from the official music video for "Formwela 10," owned by Concord Records. Why do we ...

Esperanza Spalding has announced a new album. Songwrights Apothecary Lab is out September 24 via Concord. The LP includes 12 pieces of music, created and recorded over the past several months in ...

When Esperanza Spalding first embarked on The Songwrights Apothecary Lab, a new project exploring how musicians can apply music therapy to their art, she had no idea just how urgent it would become to ...

At the heart of Esperanza Spalding's new album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab (S.A.L.), is a question: "What do you need a song for?" In pursuit of answers, Spalding, a Grammy-winning jazz singer and ...

Today (August 26), Grammy-winning songwriter and performer, Esperanza Spalding, announced the release date for her forthcoming new album, Songwrights Apothecary. The record, her first since 2018, is ...