Nearly 25 years after first discovering the music of Milton Nascimento, bassist-double bassist and iconic figure of contemporary jazz Esperanza Spalding brings her dream to life in 'Milton + esperanza'. Composed of covers of songs by the Brazilian legend but also by the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Wayne Shorter and original creations by Esperanza Spalding. Their collaboration also includes contributions from Paul Simon, Dianne Reeves, Lianne La Havas and Carolina Shorter. Punctuated by spoken words imbued with wisdom from Milton Nascimento, 'Milton + esperanza' invites its listeners to a luminous and moving dialogue between generations.