MAY 5-7 | Cécile McLorin Salvant
May 05 - May 07, 2023
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
Three-time GRAMMY Winner Cécile McLorin Salvant is the “finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade” (The New York Times). She returns with her quintet featuring pianist Sullivan Fortner with music from her new album Mélusine, which features a mix of originals and interpretations of songs dating as far back as the 12th century, mostly sung in French along with Occitan, English, and Haitian Kreyòl. They tell the folk tale of Mélusine, a woman who turns into a half-snake each Saturday after a childhood curse by her mother. Jazzwise states, "It's a remarkable recording in several respects. Beautifully recorded, Salvant continues to confound and delight at every turn."
Possessing a deep, velvety voice, rhythmic poise, and a sublime feel for the blues, Salvant combines conservatory-honed technique with a beguiling gift for lyrical interpretation — a singular, inimitable talent that won her the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Vocals Competition and drew the attention of early collaborators Jacky Terrasson and Wynton Marsalis. Her 2013 American debut album, the GRAMMY-nominated WomanChild, was the first real opportunity for American audiences to hear why Salvant had become a European sensation, and since then, her profile has taken a meteoric course around the world. Never one to rest on past triumphs, Salvant brings music from her upcoming sophomore Nonesuch release and her superb band for this week of residency.
GRAMMY-winning vocalist performs music from her new album Mélusine, featuring a mix of originals and interpretations of songs dating as far back as the 12th century, mostly sung in French along with Occitan, English, and Haitian Kreyòl.
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Anyone who thinks they already know the full extent of Cécile McLorin Salvant's artistry should listen to 'Mélusine' without further delay. It's a remarkable recording in several respects. Beautifully recorded, Salvant continues to confound and delight at every turn.
JazzWISE
Anyone who thinks they already know the full extent of Cécile McLorin Salvant's artistry should listen to 'Mélusine' without further delay. It's a remarkable recording in several respects. Beautifully recorded, Salvant continues to confound and delight at every turn.
JazzWISE
Personnel
Cécile McLorin Salvant vocals
Sullivan Fortner piano
Savannah Harris drums
Weedie Braimah percussion
Yasushi Nakamura bass
She has poise, elegance, soul, humor, sensuality, power, virtuosity, range, insight, intelligence, depth and grace.
Wynton Marsalis on Cécile McLorin Salvant
Personnel
Cécile McLorin Salvant vocals
Sullivan Fortner piano
Savannah Harris drums
Weedie Braimah percussion
Yasushi Nakamura bass
She has poise, elegance, soul, humor, sensuality, power, virtuosity, range, insight, intelligence, depth and grace.
Wynton Marsalis on Cécile McLorin Salvant
Watch & Listen
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Doudou
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Mélusine
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Doudou
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Mélusine