Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding
  • Type: Bandleader
  • Born: October 18, 1984 in Portland, Oregon, United States

Biography

American bassist, singer and composer from Portland, Oregon, the first jazz artist to win the Grammy for Best New Artist. A Berklee teacher by twenty, she co-founded *Noise for Pretend* and has led her own bands through 'Junjo' (2006), 'Chamber Music Society' (2010), 'Radio Music Society' (2012) and '12 Little Spells' (2019), singing in English, Spanish and Portuguese. She sings in three languages.

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Esperanza Spalding Discography

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