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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Grammy-winning jazz artist esperanza spalding says she gets chills when she thinks about the first time she heard the voice of Milton Nascimento, played over the stereo at a dinner party. She was a ...

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 ...

In a collaborative work, the two artists find a fusion of old and new that charts a path forward for jazz and pop’s future. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile, Loretta Lynn ...

Brazilian music legend Milton Nascimento and modern-day jazz icon esperanza spalding have announced a collaborative album, Milton + esperanza, due August 9 via Concord Records (pre-order). The album ...

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 ...

The Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento has teamed up with Esperanza Spalding for a new collaborative album called Milton + Esperanza, which will be released in August. They recorded the album ...

esperanza spalding dispenses with small talk to share favorite songs and break down “Milton + esperanza” — her new LP with Brazilian legend Milton Nascimento. esperanza spalding dispenses with small ...

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 ...

Last month, Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento and Portland artist Esperanza Spalding announced their collaborative album Milton + Esperanza. The pair shared "Outubro," and today they're unveiling ...