The Grammy-winning jazz musician has been a professor of the practice in the Music Department since 2017. Five-time Grammy award-winning jazz musician Esperanza Spalding, a professor of the practice ...

esperanza spalding first heard Milton Nascimento’s music as a grad student at Berklee. “Some Brazilian friends were over for dinner, and they were so scandalized that I didn’t know who he was,” she ...

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 ...

Esperanza Spalding is disappointed with the Grammys for allegedly refusing Brazilian music legend Milton Nascimento on Sunday. Spalding attended the 67th annual Grammy Awards with the 82-year-old ...

There are many gifted singers in jazz today, and no shortage of accomplished acoustic bass players. But few jazz artists can be both. With her outsized afro and jangly earrings, Spalding recently ...

Jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding won the Grammy for best new artist in 2011, becoming the first jazz musician to win the award. The 33-year-old musical prodigy has released five albums and ...

If you’re familiar with Esperanza Spalding’s name, it’s probably because of the 2011 Grammy Awards. That year, the 26-year-old Spalding, a Berklee College of Music-trained jazz bassist and singer, ...

When the nominees were called at last night’s Grammy Awards in the category of Best New Artist, all eyes were on Justin Bieber, the category favorite. Instead, another name was called: jazz newcomer ...

Ever since Sunday night’s Grammy Awards, everyone has been chit-chatting about Best New Artist winner Esperanza Spalding. For most, it was their first introduction to Spalding and her unique flavor ...

Berklee College of Music alumni have collectively won more than 300 Grammys so far. Two of those previous winners, esperanza spalding and Jett Galindo, are up for awards again at this year’s Grammys.

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 ...