Grammy Award-Winner Esperanza Spalding is Pushing the Boundaries of Music | Amanpour and Company

Esperanza Spalding is a force of nature – a bass player and singer who rose to stardom when she became the first jazz performer to win a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011. Spalding grew up a musical prodigy in Portland, Oregon, where she learned the violin at age five. She has gone on to win four Grammys and to teach at Harvard University. Her newest solo album, 12 Little Spells, is nominated for two Grammy Awards this year. She joins Walter Isaacson to discuss pushing the boundaries of musical genres -- and how sound heals the soul. Originally aired January 24, 2020. ........................................................................................................................... Subscribe to the Amanpour and Company. channel here: https://bit.ly/2EMIkTJ For more from Amanpour and Company, including full episodes, click here: https://to.pbs.org/2NBFpjf Like Amanpour and Company on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HNx3EF Follow Amanpour and Company on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2HLpjTI Watch Amanpour and Company weekdays on PBS (check local listings). Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City. #amanpourpbs