Lil Baby performs during a Juneteenth voter registration rally on June 19, 2020 at Murphy Park Fairgrounds in Atlanta, Ga. One week earlier, he released "The Bigger Picture," a song protesting police brutality. Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption
Raveena performs during a Tiny Desk concert, on Oct. 8, 2019. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Elle King's sophomore full-length Shake the Spirit is on our short list for the best albums out on Oct. 19. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Esperanza Spalding performs at the 2011 Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland. Photo Illustration: A163/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
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Esperanza Spalding in Oslo, Norway in 2009. Chris Jackson/Getty Images hide caption
Clockwise from left: Corey King, Esperanza Spalding, Laura Mvula, Michaela Anne. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Esperanza Spalding, Vijay Iyer, The No BS Brass Band, Robert Glasper NPR hide caption
Esperanza Spalding. Johann Sauty/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Esperanza Spalding's genre-bending new album, Emily's D+Evolution, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Esperanza Spalding leads a performance of Emily's D Evolution. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption
Esperanza Spalding's new album Emily's D+Evolution will be released March 4. Holly Andres/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Grammy Award-winner Esperanza Spalding in her video 'We Are America." ESPLLC hide caption
Chick Corea (keyboard) joined the SFJAZZ Collective for the closing performance, an arrangement of his piece "Spain." Scott Chernis/Courtesy of SFJAZZ Center hide caption
Tom Harrell at the Village Vanguard. John Rogers for NPR hide caption
Esperanza Spalding performs live for opbmusic. opbmusic hide caption
Esperanza Spalding performs for "Morning Becomes Eclectic." KCRW hide caption