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Cécile McLorin Salvant's Ogresse At Carnegie Hall
by Adam Beaudoin
Cécile McLorin Salvant Carnegie Hall Ogresse New York, NY May 21, 2025 The relationship between jazz and classical music has a long, complicated history. Musicians themselves tend to care more about the music than concepts of genre, and you only need to listen to the echoes of French Impressionism in the opening moments of miles Davis' Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959), or to Art Farmer and Jim Hall's adaptation of Ravel's “Pavane for ...
Continue ReadingCecile McLorin Salvant at Carnegie Hall
by Paul Reynolds
Cecile McLorin Salvant Carnegie Hall “With Every Breath I Take" New York City March 27, 2025 “I'm nervous, so these are already a little clammy," announced Cecile McLorin Salvant as she removed her magenta gloves--part of a characteristically soigné outfit--early in her Carnegie Hall concert on Thursday. Jitters are understandable when playing the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, the biggest space at arguably the world's most famous venue. ...
Continue ReadingCécile McLorin Salvant at Sala degli Arazzi Piacenza Jazz Fest 2025
by Danilo Codazzi
Cecile McLorin Salvant At Richardson Auditorium
by Elizabeth Millar
Cécilee Mclorin Salvant Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University The Book of Ayers Princeton, NJOctober 7, 2024 Eclectic composer, vocalist, visual artist and Grammy award nominee Cecile Mclorin Salvant returned to Princeton University's Richardson Auditorium a year after she and pianist Sullivan Fortner had participated in the Performances Up Close series, when they presented a brand new work inspired by the late Princeton University professor Toni Morrison. It was “The Book ...
Continue ReadingCécile McLorin Salvant at Skopje Jazz Festival
by Nenad Georgievski
Cécile McLorin SalvantSkopje Jazz Festival Skopje, Macedonia October 17, 2024 Cécile McLorin Salvant, a vocalist celebrated as one of the finest talents in contemporary jazz, brought an air of enchantment to the opening night of the Skopje Jazz Festival. With her effortless blend of jazz, blues and theatrical storytelling, the Grammy-winning artist captivated the audience with a performance that was intimate yet grand in scope. Salvant's powerful voice, razor-sharp wit and impeccable stage presence turned ...
Continue ReadingCecile McLorin Salvant, Sainkho Namtchylak, The Hack-Poets Guild and more
by Cliff Furnald
