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A support slot with Prince set the stage for Esperanza Spalding’s 2011 Grammy win and a whole new level of recognition

The 81-year-old singer’s collaboration with the US jazz bassist reworks past songs in lively and expansive ways, masterfully blending their exciting voices

The 2023 Grammy Awards took place more than a month ago, but Samara Joy's feet are still not back on the ground.

Composer and performer traversed numerous phases of jazz history, and fused his playing with the likes of Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to awards shows, Molly Tuttle knows the line about how it's an honor just to be nominated. What she found out only recently, though, is that the way you're nominated can be its own reward.

Lollapalooza, ‘Fun Home’ and the Newberry Book Fair are among the highlights in the week ahead.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. There’s information about Planète Radio’s ePOP video competition which you should all enter, and great music from composer, singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding. All that, and the new quiz question, too,…