
Esperanza Spalding
Department: Acting
Biography
Esperanza Emily Spalding (born October 18, 1984) is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, a Soul Train Music Award, and two honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).
Known For

The Girls in the Band
2011

Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society
2012

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015

Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1
2010

Love Beats Rhymes
2017

Miles Ahead
2016

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
2015

History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears
2012

esperanza spalding: Homage to Wayne Shorter @ Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2023
2023

Marvel's Luke Cage
2016

Austin City Limits
1975

Skavlan
2009

Soundbreaking
2016