Friday, June 3, 2011

Mr. Rogers, then Yo-Yo Ma, then Esparanza..

Bass playing jazz singer Esparanza Spaulding has Mr. Rogers to thank for inspiring her to get into music...after watching Yo-Yo Ma perform on the PBS show when she was five years old, she convinced her mother to enroll her in a community band program in Portland Oregon...after learning multiple instruments and stints with orchestras and street bands, she became the first solo jazz artist to win the Grammy for best new artist. See what all the buzz is about Saturday on Austin City Limits...10pm

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