Esperanza Spalding

We're reposting Nate Chinen’s illuminating conversation with esperanza spalding, which will be featured in the inaugural episode of The Late Set Radio Hour. Tune in on Oct. 26 — Milton Nascimento's 83rd birthday.

An adaptation of our acclaimed interview podcast, The Late Set Radio Hour airs at 8 p.m. ET on the last Sunday of every month, with a mix of conversational highlights and plenty of music.

Musician esperanza spalding was in college when she became a fan of Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento. Now she's made an album with him.

The musical icons perform new songs from their forthcoming album, Milton + esperanza, in a rare video performance.

For esperanza spalding, the iconic Brazilian troubadour Milton Nascimento exerts a magical influence. So it makes sense that she describes their luminous new album, Milton + esperanza, as the realization of a dream.

In this week's Moment's Notice, Kahil El'Zabar and David Murray lift spirits, Luke Carlos O'Reilly leaves the gate open, and more.

Grammy-winning bassist and vocalist esperanza spalding will soon celebrate the release of 'Milton + esperanza,' a collaboration with Brazilian music icon Milton Nascimento. First, she's bringing her songs on tour.

For pianist Fred Hersch and singer esperanza spalding, a duo set at the Village Vanguard provides yet another chance to commit fully to the magic of the moment.

Iconic jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter has completed a long-held dream, an opera based on the mythic Greek character Iphigenia, with help from singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding.

Pianist Victor Gould took a shine to the piano at age four and has been sparkling on the keyboards ever since. Born in Los Angeles, Victor's piano…