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Esperanza Spalding
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn October 18, 1984 (40 years)
Esperanza Emily Spalding, often written in all lowercase 'esperanza spalding' is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, and a Soul Train Music Award. A native of Portland, Oregon, Spalding began playing music professionally in her childhood, performing as a violinist in the Chamber Music Society of Oregon at age five. She was later both self-taught and trained on other instruments, including guitar and bass. Her proficiency earned her academic scholarships to Portland State University and the Berklee College of Music, both of which she attended, studying music.
Filmography
| 2023 | Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity (TV Series) · as Self - Jazz Bassist & Singer |
| 2018 | Mister Rogers: It's You I Like · as Self |
| 2017 | Love Beats Rhymes · as Herself |
| 2016 | Soundbreaking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Marvel's Luke Cage (TV Series) · as Esperanza Spalding |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Performer |
| 2015 | NOVA: The Great Math Mystery · as Self |
| 2015 | Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | Mavis! · as Self |
| 2015 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2015 | International Jazz Day · as Self |
| 2014 | The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Performer |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2012 | History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears · as Self |
| 2012 | The 84th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2012 | Wissenschaftsdoku (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | BET Awards 2010 · as Self |
| 2009 | NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts (TV Series) · as Self - Vocals, Arrangements, Bass & Musical Direction |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Self |