Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
esperanza spalding’s singular artistic vision combines virtuosic bass playing, singing, composition, poetry, dance, activism, healing, and much more. Throughout a career of innovation, reinvention, and collaboration, she has sustained rare popular success and critical recognition, including five Grammy Awards, an NAACP Image Award, and a Soul Train Music Award, to name a few.
Across multidisciplinary performances in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage and Zankel Hall, as well as a Well-Being Concert at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, spalding explores the significance of community and its relationship to land and the arts.
Hear original works, selections from the jazz canon, and more in three performances that emphasize the audience experience, featuring New York City’s artists and dancers and reflecting the stories of its people.
Explore the full series and more highlights of our 2026–2027 season: carnegiehall.org/Events/Highlights/Perspectives/esperanza-spalding
Carnegie Hall’s mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.
Learn more at https://carnegiehall.org.
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Music Credits:
“Formwela 1”
Written by esperanza spalding, Raphael Saadiq, and Michael Edward Neil
Due Hope Music (ASCAP) / Universal Music Corp. obo Itself and Ugmoe Music (ASCAP) / 701 Hamlet/Alvarado and Sunset Music/Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP)
Performed by esperanza spalding
Courtesy of Concord Records, a Concord Label Group Release
“Formwela 10”
Written and performed by esperanza spalding
Due Hope Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Concord Records, a Concord Label Group Release
“Black Gold”
Written by and performed by esperanza spalding
Due Hope Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Concord Records, a Concord Label Group Release
“Apple Blossom”
Written by esperanza spalding
Due Hope Music (ASCAP)
Performed by esperanza spalding with NYO2 conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero
Clip and Photo Credits:
Concord Records
Rob Lewis
Fadi Kheir
esperanza spalding’s singular artistic vision combines virtuosic bass playing, singing, composition, poetry, dance, activism, healing, and much more. Throughout a career of innovation, reinvention, and collaboration, she has sustained rare popular success and critical recognition, including five Grammy Awards, an NAACP Image Award, and a Soul Train Music Award, to name a few.
Across multidisciplinary performances in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage and Zankel Hall, as well as a Well-Being Concert at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, spalding explores the significance of community and its relationship to land and the arts.
Hear original works, selections from the jazz canon, and more in three performances that emphasize the audience experience, featuring New York City’s artists and dancers and reflecting the stories of its people.
Explore the full series and more highlights of our 2026–2027 season: carnegiehall.org/Events/Highlights/Perspectives/esperanza-spalding
Carnegie Hall’s mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.
Learn more at https://carnegiehall.org.
facebook.com/CarnegieHall
twitter.com/CarnegieHall
instagram.com/CarnegieHall
Music Credits:
“Formwela 1”
Written by esperanza spalding, Raphael Saadiq, and Michael Edward Neil
Due Hope Music (ASCAP) / Universal Music Corp. obo Itself and Ugmoe Music (ASCAP) / 701 Hamlet/Alvarado and Sunset Music/Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP)
Performed by esperanza spalding
Courtesy of Concord Records, a Concord Label Group Release
“Formwela 10”
Written and performed by esperanza spalding
Due Hope Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Concord Records, a Concord Label Group Release
“Black Gold”
Written by and performed by esperanza spalding
Due Hope Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Concord Records, a Concord Label Group Release
“Apple Blossom”
Written by esperanza spalding
Due Hope Music (ASCAP)
Performed by esperanza spalding with NYO2 conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero
Clip and Photo Credits:
Concord Records
Rob Lewis
Fadi Kheir
