2012 Grammys: Esperanza Spalding

By News Staff

Posted February 10, 2012 9:42 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Music reporter Rudy Blair is in Los Angeles, Calif., covering the festivities for the 54th annual Grammy Awards. He spoke with Grammy Award-winner jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding. She won the 2011 Grammy for ‘best new artist.’

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