
Esperanza Spalding
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).
Movie Appearances

The Girls in the Band
2011

Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society
as Herself
2012

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
as Self - Performer
2015

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

Love Beats Rhymes
as Herself
2017

Miles Ahead
as Live Concert Band
2016

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

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
as Coalition Activist #1
2017

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Self
2018

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Self
2015

History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears
as Self
2012

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



