![]() ![]() He told her that she had the X Factor and could make it if she applied herself.Īfter Spaldings Grammy win in February 2011, the album entered the Billboard 200 at 138. ![]() In 2018, Spalding received an honorary doctorate of music from her alma mater, Berklee College of Music, and served as commencement speaker at the ceremony. In 2017, Spalding was appointed professor of the Practice of Music at Harvard University. Her subsequent sixth studio record, 12 Little Spells, was released in 2019, and peaked at number one on Billboards Top Jazz Albums. The following year, she released the album Exposure, which was limited to 7,777 copies. She saw further acclaim for her fourth release, Radio Music Society (2012), which earned the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album, as well as the track City of Roses winning for Best Arrangement, Instrument and Vocals. Her third studio album, Chamber Music Society (2010), was a commercial success, charting at number 34 on the Billboard 200, and resulting in Spalding winning her first Grammy Award for Best New Artist Spalding was the first jazz artist to win in this category. ![]() Her proficiency earned her academic scholarships to Portland State University and the Berklee College of Music, both of which she attended, studying music. She was later both self-taught and trained on a number of instruments, including guitar and bass.
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