Esperanza Spalding - Black Gold (OFFICIAL)

Esperanza's Radio Music Society on iTunes: Esperanza's Radio Music Society on Amazon: Please use the SHARE button above to pass this song around - Thanks! From the beginning of her life to her current success as a creative musician, Esperanza Spalding has charted her own course. The young bassist/vocalist/composer was one of the biggest breakout stars of 2011—not just in jazz, but in all genres of music. Her receipt of the 2011 GRAMMY® for Best New Artist was unprecedented—the first time a jazz musician had won the award— but Spalding continues to make the unprecedented the norm. Born in Portland, Oregon, Spalding grew up in a single-parent home and learned early lessons in the meaning of perseverance and moral character from the role model whom she holds in the highest regard to this day -- her mother. But even with a rock-solid role model, school did not come easy to Spalding, although not for any lack of inte