Esperanza Spalding

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Esperanza Spalding is an American jazz bassist, singer, and composer renowned for her virtuosic musicianship, genre-blending style, and multiple Grammy Awards.

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instanceOf composer
human
jazz bassist
musician
singer
activeYearsStart early 2000s
awardReceived Grammy Award
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1984-10-18
educatedAt Berklee College of Music
employer Harvard University
familyName Spalding
genre fusion
jazz
progressive jazz
givenName Esperanza
instrument bass
bass guitar
double bass
voice
knownFor genre-blending compositions
innovative vocal style
virtuosic bass playing
languageSpoken English
Portuguese
Spanish
name Esperanza Spalding self-link
notableAchievement first jazz artist to win Grammy Award for Best New Artist
notableAward Grammy Award for Best New Artist
notableEvent won Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011
notableWork album: 12 Little Spells
album: Chamber Music Society
album: Emily’s D+Evolution
album: Esperanza
album: Exposure
album: Radio Music Society
occupation bassist
composer
songwriter
vocalist
placeOfBirth Portland
surface form: Portland, Oregon, United States
positionHeld professor of the Practice of Music
recordLabel Concord Records
Decca Records
Heads Up International
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
website http://www.esperanzaspalding.com/

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A Legendary Christmas featuresArtist Esperanza Spalding
Berklee College of Music hasAlumni Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding name Esperanza Spalding self-link