Tune in to a mini-concert with esperanza spalding and Milton Nascimento toggle caption Lucas Nogueira/Courtesy of the artists Set List "Outubro" "Saudade Dos Aviões Da Panair" "Cais" "When You Dream" Grammy-winning jazz artist esperanza spalding says she gets chills when she thinks about the first time she heard the voice of Milton Nascimento, played over the stereo at a dinner …
New Music Friday: The best albums out August 9 Enlarge this image toggle caption Maclay Heriot/Courtesy of the artist Maclay Heriot/Courtesy of the artist NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers survey the new albums out August 9, ranging from Ravyn Lenae's focused R&B to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's scuzzed-up glam-rock and an elegant solo piano album recorded …
'What Do You Need A Song For? ': Esperanza Spalding's Search For The Answer Enlarge this image toggle caption Douglas Mason/Getty Images Douglas Mason/Getty Images At the heart of Esperanza Spalding's new album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab, is a question: "What do you need a song for?" "We are like shipwrights," Spalding says in an interview with NPR's Ailsa Chang. Sponsor …
