| Radio Music Society | 2012 | Writer | Writer |
| John Legend: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 2018 | Actress | Esperanza Spalding |
| Luke Cage | 2018 | Actress | Esperanza Emily Spalding (as Esperanza Emily Spalding) |
| Roman J. Israel, Esq. | 2017 | Actress | Coalition Activist #1 |
| A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House | 2016 | Actress | |
| Miles Ahead | 2015 | Actress | Live Concert Band |
| Janelle Monáe: Electric Lady | 2014 | Actress | Esperanza Spalding |
| Esperanza Spalding: Smile Like That Short | 2012 | Actress | |
| Esperanza Spalding: Black Gold Music Video | 2012 | Actress | Esperanza Spalding |
| NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert | 2024 | Producer | executive producer |
| Radio Music Society | 2012 | Producer | producer |
| Solidarity of Arts TV Movie | 2014 | Composer | Composer |
| eMusic Investigates: Esperanza Spalding Short | 2012 | Composer | Composer |
| Esperanza Spalding: City of Roses Short | 2012 | Composer | Composer |
| Esperanza Spalding: Smile Like That Short | 2012 | Composer | Composer |
| Radio Music Society | 2012 | Composer | Composer |
| NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert | 2024 | Music Department | music director |
| Cariño, sabes que soy de otro planeta Podcast Series | 2023 | Music Department | perfomer: A Wish |
| Spaldin' Short | 2013 | Thanks | dedicated to |
| Luke Cage | 2018 | Soundtrack | performer: "I Know You Know" (uncredited) |
| Miles Ahead | 2015 | Soundtrack | performer: "What's Wrong with That" |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011–2012 | Soundtrack | performer: "Black Gold" |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2011 | Soundtrack | performer: "Winter Sun" (uncredited) |
| Milton Bituca Nascimento | 2025 | Self | Self |
| NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert | 2024 | Self | Self - Vocals, arrangements, bass & musical direction (as esperanza spalding) |
| Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity | 2023 | Self | Self - Jazz Bassist & Singer |
| New York Times: Black History, Continued | 2021 | Self | Self |
| WS, a longer super nova Short | 2021 | Self | Self |
| International Jazz Day 10th Anniversary Celebration | 2021 | Self | Self |
| Wissenschaftsdoku TV Series | 2020 | Self | Self |
| Jam Jr TV Series | 2018 | Self | Self |
| Mister Rogers: It's You I Like | 2018 | Self | Self |
| Love Beats Rhymes | 2017 | Self | Self |
| 24 Hours of Reality: The Road Forward TV Movie | 2016 | Self | Self |
| Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music | 2016 | Self | Self |
| Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso | 2016 | Self | Self |
| Zero Gravity Live Video | 2016 | Self | Self |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | 2016 | Self | Self - Panelist |
| Jazz at the White House | 2016 | Self | Self - Performer |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2016 | Self | Self - Guest |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | Self | Self - Guest Performer |
| The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Smokey Robinson TV Special | 2016 | Self | Self |
| Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall | 2016 | Self | Self |
| A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House | 2016 | Self | Self - Performer |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2008–2015 | Self | Self - Musical Guest |
| Nova | 2015 | Self | Self |
| International Jazz Day | 2015 | Self | Self |
| Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | 2015 | Self | Self - Performer |
| The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | 2014 | Self | Self - Performer |
| Solidarity of Arts TV Movie | 2014 | Self | Self |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | Self | Self - Musical Guest |
| Tavis Smiley | 2009–2013 | Self | Self - Guest |
| International Jazz Day: Live in Istanbul Video | 2013 | Self | Self |
| Austin City Limits | 2010–2013 | Self | Self |
| Miradas 2 | 2012 | Self | Self |
| Continuarà... | 2011–2012 | Self | Self |
| History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears | 2012 | Self | Self |
| The Daily Show | 2012 | Self | Self |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011–2012 | Self | Self - Musical Guest |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2008–2012 | Self | Self - Musical Guest |
| Radio Music Society | 2012 | Self | Self |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | 2012 | Self | Self - Performer |
| The Girls in the Band | 2011 | Self | Self |
| Rock in Rio | 2011 | Self | Self - Performer |
| The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards | 2011 | Self | Self |
| The Mo'Nique Show | 2010 | Self | Self |
| BET Awards 2010 | 2010 | Self | Self |
| Skavlan | 2009 | Self | Self |
| Icons Among Us | 2009 | Self | |
| MTV 80s - Jason Donovan's Especially for Christmas: Top 50! TV Special | 2024 | Archive Footage | Esperanza Spalding (archive footage) |
| MTV 80s - Andrew Ridgeley Presents 50 Christmas Classics! TV Special | 2024 | Archive Footage | Esperanza Spalding (archive footage) |
| The History of Concord Jazz Short | 2019 | Archive Footage | (archive footage) |
| Mavis! | 2015 | Archive Footage | Self (archive footage) |