Nextbop: Esperanza Spalding Interview

I recently wrote a pair of articles on Esperanza Spalding for African-American Reflections. To do so, my publisher and the folks at the Carver Community Cultural Center arranged for me to interview Ms. Spalding over the phone. I recorded the interview, finished the pieces, and was quite happy with the work I did, but there was just so much material, I figured I'd post the interview altogether at Nextbop.

You should give it a listen.

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