The bassist and 2011 Grammy winner for Best New Artist explores the link between jazz and African-American identity on a new album. Esperanza Spalding: Jazz As 'Radio Music' These are good times for ...

talent but Ravinia was the place to be dazzled on a chilly summer night by Ms. Ms. Spaulding’s voice – and her beautiful natural tresses – enchanted her audience as she wove in stories of love and ...

Esperanza Spalding is playing a free show at NYC’s Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park on August 8. RSVP here. Filial folk duo Dan and ...

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 ...

[Here at LA Weekly, we're honored to count with the services of LA's Top Jazz Journalist, the inimitable Brick Wahl. We asked Brick to weigh in on the Esperanza Spalding Grammy upset. Brick has been ...

Grammy-winning jazz bassist esperanza spalding remains a busy and active musician, including August dates at the Newport and Chicago Jazz Festivals and then a six-night run at the new Blue Note LA ...

Forget the Arcade Fire: The biggest upset of the 2011 Grammy Awards, held Sunday night, was when jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding won for Best New Artist. A broad contingent of Spalding's ...

Known for her virtuosic bass playing, singer, songwriter, and composer Esperanza Spalding made history in 2011 when she became the first jazz musician to win Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards, ...

Prominent jazz musician Esperanza E. Spalding, a professor of the practice in Harvard’s Music Department, will depart the University, she announced in an email to department affiliates this week that ...

When legendary Brazilian singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento celebrated a lifetime in music with his 2022 farewell tour, it would have been safe to assume that he would also retire from the recording ...

After reading a glowing profile in The New Yorker last spring and hearing about her guest spots with Prince and Joe Lovano, I admit I expected to be blown away last Sunday night at The Egg, when the ...

See photos from the 2020 Grammys red carpet. Fake news program 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart' doesn't have musical performances often, but occasionally the show brings in big-name guests like ...