A month ago at the Grammys, Alicia Keys gave a beautiful speech while accepting the Global Impact Award. Part of her speech was dedicated to the women producers who power the industry, women like Patrice Rushen, Missy Elliott, Linda Perry, and others.

This was top of mind for Justin Richmond when he sat down with esperanza spalding at the Blue Note club in New York, where she was in the middle of a residency. Not only because she just produced a gorgeous new collaborative album by the unheralded Brazilian genius, Milton Nascimento, naturally called “Milton + esperanza.” But she’s also self produced just about all of her own projects from the very beginning.

esperanza and Justin talk about why she’s been producing herself from the jump in this episode, what it’s been like working so closely with master mentors like Milton Nascimento, but also Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. And esperanza talks about the rocky beginning of her career.

Listen to the songs of Milton Nascimento as curated by esperanza spalding

Listen to Milton + esperanza’s collaborative album

Listen to a collection of songs by esperanza spalding

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A month ago at the Grammys, Alicia Keys gave a beautiful speech while accepting the Global Impact Award. Part of her speech was dedicated to the women producers who power the industry, women like Patrice Rushen, Missy Elliott, Linda Perry, and others.
This was top of mind for Justin Richmond when he sat down with esperanza spalding at the Blue Note club in New York, where she was in the middle of a residency. Not only because she just produced a gorgeous new collaborative album by the unheralded Brazilian genius, Milton Nascimento, naturally called &ldquo;Milton + esperanza.&rdquo; But she&rsquo;s also self produced just about all of her own projects from the very beginning.
esperanza and Justin talk about why she&rsquo;s been producing herself from the jump in this episode, what it&rsquo;s been like working so closely with master mentors like Milton Nascimento, but also Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. And esperanza talks about the rocky beginning of her career.
Listen to the songs of&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RgJuKldzlT2ttthzJ6Q0B?si=7456d63d2c664277&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=091df40d228d4d65" data-stringify-link="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RgJuKldzlT2ttthzJ6Q0B?si=7456d63d2c664277&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=091df40d228d4d65" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Milton Nascimento</a>&nbsp;as curated by esperanza spalding
Listen to Milton + esperanza&rsquo;s <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/34FulQOpRax1mFG8rPfZ3q?si=6711ada76c044a4b&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=fcafd032f583413b" data-stringify-link="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/34FulQOpRax1mFG8rPfZ3q?si=6711ada76c044a4b&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=fcafd032f583413b" data-sk="tooltip_parent">collaborative album</a>
Listen to a <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3LeQCVVpQDnSy25wTIr0vw?si=26260ed2027a429b&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=20dda6d1379f4611" data-stringify-link="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3LeQCVVpQDnSy25wTIr0vw?si=26260ed2027a429b&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=20dda6d1379f4611" data-sk="tooltip_parent">collection</a> of songs by esperanza spalding
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Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating&mdash;and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

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