It was in July 2007, while at the Montreal Jazz Festival, that Esperanza Spalding bought her first electric bass. What surprised her was not so much the sound it provided but the mobility. “The ...

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It was esperanza spalding’s longtime dream to make music with Milton Nascimento. The bassist was a student at Berklee College of Music when she first became a fan of the Brazilian singer-songwriter. A ...

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Esperanza Spalding has been hailed by NPR as “the 21st Century’s jazz genius,” a fearless true believer in the transcendental properties of jazz who won the Best New Artist Grammy that everyone, ...

Musician esperanza spalding was in college when she became a fan of Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento. Now she's made an album with him. Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding honor friendship on ...

The pair perform songs from their collaborative jazz album, Milton + esperanza. Tune in to a mini-concert with esperanza spalding and Milton Nascimento Grammy-winning jazz artist esperanza spalding ...