Esperanza Spalding - Billboard Interview

Esperanza Spalding gives us a very interesting look at her background, how she got to the level she is now, and her feelings about her Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.

Esperanza Spalding started playing music when she was five years old. She then played violin for ten years, and when she turned fifteen she discovered the bass. Through this instrument she discovered jazz and started to explore and improvise music.

Later on she moved to Boston and went to Berkley, which is where she started signing and playing. She then had amazing mentors such as Patty Austin, Prince, and Stevie Wonder.

She explains who well Prince and her clicked musically and became friends. Esperanza also shares how Stevie Wonder discovered her music and how it led her to perform at the White House.

This year, Esperanza is going on two major US tours, some European dates, and will be working on her next album "Radio Music Society" with Q-Tip

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