From the first time she heard "Native Dancer," the collaborative record between American jazz giant Wayne Shorter and Brazilian legend Milton Nascimento, esperanza splading dreamed of collaborating ...

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 ...

esperanza spalding catapulted into the cultural consciousness in 2011 when she nabbed the Grammy for Best New Artist. Not only was she the first jazz artist to receive the honor, she beat out the ...

We almost never post Tiny Desk (home) concerts anymore. But to have the glorious Brazilian musical icon Milton Nascimento with his gifted friend and collaborator, esperanza spalding, be an exception ...

The completely full Barbican Hall was willing him on. This was one of those nights where the non-Brazilian listener is definitely missing out. One can feel the palpable sense of connection, the sheer ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than 20 years ago, Esperanza Spalding was an undergraduate at Boston’s Berklee College of Music hosting a dinner party. She had begun playing bass just a few years earlier. It would be roughly a ...

How do you bring the African Diaspora to the Grammys? Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento's contrasting tones make a perfect team on Milton + esperanza, a collection of covers, duets, and ...