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 ...

Esperanza Spalding is a force of nature—a bass player and singer who rose to stardom when she became the first jazz performer to win a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011. Her newest solo album ...

In 2018, esperanza spalding released the song “You Have to Dance” as part of her Grammy-Award-winning record “12 Little Spells.” The jazz composer and bassist’s jaunty tune revolves around the concept ...

She’s an acclaimed double-threat – a brilliant bass player and singer with a voice that is all pristine clarity. Esperanza Spalding is hot. She won last year’s Grammy award for Best New Artist, plays ...