Is jazz dead? No, and the reason why goes back further than the futuristic sounds of the Brainfeeder collective. The genre had Esperanza Spalding, who turns 31 years old today (Oct. 18). The Oregon ...

The bass isn't featured front and center in too many jazz compositions. So what drew multi-instrumentalist Esperanza Spalding to the instrument when she was a teenager? "I would say spiritually or ...

In 2018, esperanza spalding released the song “You Have to Dance” as part of her Grammy-Award-winning record “12 Little Spells.” The jazz composer and bassist’s jaunty tune revolves around the concept ...