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 ...

Jazz bassist, vocalist, and composer Esperanza Spalding has announced a new album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab, due September 24 via Concord Records (pre-order). Here’s some background on the album, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Known for her virtuosic bass playing, singer, songwriter, and composer Esperanza Spalding made history in ...

Esperanza Spalding has announced a new album. Songwrights Apothecary Lab is out September 24 via Concord. The LP includes 12 pieces of music, created and recorded over the past several months in ...

Esperanza Spalding is in the midst of rolling out a new twelve-song project called 12 Little Spells. Her plan is to release one song a day at 12:12 PM through October 18, and then on October 19 the ...

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A decade into the 21st century, Esperanza Spalding--the bassist, vocalist and composer who first appeared on the jazz scene in 2008--takes a contemporary approach to this once universal form of ...

Saxophone legend John Coltrane once famously said, “If one of my friends is ill, I’d like to play a certain song and he will be cured; when he’d be broke, I’d bring out a different song and ...

When Hersch invited jazz, pop and opera composer Spalding to perform three nights with him at the Village Vanguard, he thought she'd bring her bass. Instead, Spalding just wanted to use her voice.

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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 ...