LargeHeartedBoy — Literary Hub shared an excerpt from one of the year's finest novels, Paul Lynch's Grace. Salon interviewed singer-songwriter Esperanza Spalding. Phil Marcade talked to Vol. 1 Brooklyn about his memoir Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground... more info

Stereogum — The jazz-prog fusionist Esperanza Spalding already has an impressive resume; she beat out Justin Bieber and Drake to win a Best New Artist Grammy in 2011, and she recently became a professor of composition and performance at Harvard. And now she's ab... more info

New York Times — Ms. Spalding, a singer and bassist, is making her sixth record during a marathon 77-hour writing and recording session that she will stream live online. more info

New York Times — Lake Street Dive, Esperanza Spalding and Lila Downs are to come to Prospect Park this summer. more info

Stereogum — She Shreds is a print magazine dedicated to women guitarists and bassists that's been around since 2011. Past covers include Laura Jane Grace, Corin Tucker, Marnie Stern, Esperanza Spalding, and more. She Shreds always book a rad unofficial SXSW day ... more info

Allmusic Blog — ​Our year-end coverage kicks off with our editors’ list of their favorite albums of 2016, which features both Knowles sisters, as well as Esperanza Spalding, Miranda Lambert, Savages, A Tribe Called Quest and a pair of recently-departed icons. more info

Consequence of Sound — Track also features Chuck D, MC Lyte, Esperanza Spalding, J Rock, and Patrick Warren. more info

Stereogum — The issue of anti-black police violence remains terrifyingly, heartbreakingly present in American life today. And on a new song that features many, many talented artists from different eras, the rap veteran Common testifies and vents about it. “Bla... more info

Detroit Free Press — “A Prairie Home Companion” has lined up musician Jack White and bassist Esperanza Spalding.             more info

Rolling Stone — President Barack Obama and the White House celebrated International Jazz Day Saturday with an all-star concert that featured jazz legends like Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin and Chick Corea and contemporary jazz musicians like Robe... more info