Esperanza Spalding on the “Suffering” of Songwriting and Her Dream Collaboration with Milton Nascimento

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Sep 10, 202401:12:51Arts

From a lightning bolt moment watching cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a child to becoming a 5-time Grammy winner, Esperana Spalding’s journey has been driven by an innate love for music. But along the...

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