On release day of the new album Milton + esperanza, bassist, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer esperanza spalding returns to SHEROES to discuss the two decade long journey she has been on since her college days at Berklee when she first heard Brazilian legend Milton Nascimento singing on the Wayne Shorter album, Native Dancer, and the full circle moment that brought her to working with Milton to produce this collaborative new album.

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Spencer Doran and Ryan Carlile are Visible Cloaks, an electronic duo based in Portland, OR. Their latest record Paradessence is out now on RVNG.
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