Cecile mclorin salvant rescheduling musical instrument museum. Cecile sophie mclorin salvant was born in miami on august 28, 1989. Cecile mclorin salvants new album is called for one to love. Jazz singer cecile mclorin salvant has a new album, and were going to hear my interview with her. Cecile, was introduced to me via an npr interview, so glad i caught it and found this young and vibrant artist. Check out cecile by cecile mclorin salvant and the jeanfrancois bonnel paris quintet on amazon music. National public radio released the latest edition of its popular. This is not without danger for a young singerget it wrong and in the eyes of the public you are frozen forever in the image you first chosethink of angus. I didnt know about bert williams until i read this book. Hello select your address todays deals best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards customer service sell. Mclorin salvant first made waves as the 2010 thelonious monk. Cecile mclorin salvant s solution is different, choosing to present herself through a larger than life persona or character as a way of differentiating her from the easy listening herd.
Cecile mclorin salvant posted on june 4, 20 june 4, 20 by thoughts of a sapiosexual posted in music tagged 1920s, all things considered, arts, audie cornish, cecile mclorin salvant, jazz, music, npr, npr music, sound files, womanchild. Recorded live at the village vanguard yes, you can sometimes hear the enthusiastic audience and in studio at new yorks dimenna. However, with salvant at the mike, backed here with nuanced skill by pianist aaron diehl, bassist paul sikivie, and drummer lawrence. Listen to cecile mclorin salvant soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 4 tracks. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Cecile by cecile mclorin salvant and the jeanfrancois. Jazz singer cecile mclorin salvant doesnt want to sound clean and pretty mclorin salvant first studied classical voice, but turned to jazz because it offered her more range. Thelonious monk vocal competition brings semifinalists to. She began her classical piano studies at age 5, and soon added voice to her musical training.
Cecile mclorin salvant wields her power, drawing from. Cecile mclorin salvant and sullivan fortnerwbgo and jazz at lincoln center. Join facebook to connect with charles renton and others you may know. Cecile mclorin salvant has the range one of the most distinctive singers and songwriters in jazz, salvant brings a modern perspective to old songs on her latest record, dreams and daggers. Host rachel martin talks to nate chinen of member station wbgo and jazz night in america about the toll of event cancellations and club closures due to the coronavirus on performing musicians. Join facebook to connect with cecile mclorin salvant and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Cecile mclorin salvant, a vocalist with a ringing endorsement from wynton marsalis as a calling card, may be only 25 but sounds like an old soul. In 20, her mack avenue records debut womanchild garnered a grammy nomination.
Wynton marsalis, who has twice hired salvant to tour with his jazz at lincoln center orchestra. In this unlikely setting, mclorin salvant embarked on a new career as a jazz performer, while pursuing a degree in french law and her training as a classical and baroque singer. She started classical piano studies at 5, and began singing at 8. For an artist who showed on her first two albums a wonderful combination of vocal prowess, smart song selection and personality, dreams and daggers is a nearperfect third piece to the artistic puzzle. Two years later, she picked up her first grammy award when her followup release for one to love won best jazz vocal album. The readers resident jazz expert publishes his ballot from the annual npr jazz. It was almost exactly a year ago that i first heard cecile mclorin salvant at the village vanguard. She was the winner of the first prize in the thelonious monk international jazz competition in 2010, releasing her first album, cecile, shortly thereafter. Three years later, mclorin salvant returned to the us as a semifinalist in the prestigious thelonious monk. I was interested in old thingsold books, old music. I went back to see her, dragging along my wife and two friends, the. A 24yearold with a taste for finely aged songs, the vocalist was one of the breakout jazz stars of 20. Its mighty tough to follow so massive a critical and popular hit.
Cecile mclorin salvant born august 28, 1989 is an american jazz vocalist. Cecile mclorin salvant, for one to love salvant explores the quaint art of jazz singing, but with her own aesthetic idiosyncrasies intact. Cecile mclorin salvant today i heard a most beautiful sound coming from my radio once again npr music was the culprit. Jazz singer cecile mclorin salvant digs into a lyric like an actress, bringing a modern perspective to old songs. June 3, 20 vocalist cecile mclorin salvant and pianist aaron diehl, both in their 20s, have already racked up major industry prizes. In the two short years since releasing her debut record womanchild on mack avenue, her enormous dynamic range, perfect pitch, and supple sense of swing have earned her a grammy nomination and praise from the likes of the new york times. Npr also took, honoring womanchild as the best jazz vocal album of the year in its annual critics poll. Coming up, john powers tells us about the french writer pascal garnier who died in 2010 at age 61. Tiny desk concert the jazz singer, who used to be into radical feminist punk, now composes and sings beautiful jazz ballads. Cecile mclorin salvant is performing with the aaron diehl trio, drawing in large part from for one to love, out sept. In short, no jazz singer of recent memory has garnered. Jazz singer cecile mclorin salvant doesnt want to sound. Cecile mclorin salvants timeless jazz the new yorker. The jazz singer, who used to be into radical feminist punk, now composes and sings beautiful jazz ballads.
Billy holiday to sarah vaughan to betty carter and now cecile mclorin salvant. On her new album, they find ways to honor old traditions. The window showcases the wideranging talent of singer. Cecile mclorin salvant free listening on soundcloud. Grammy awardwinning vocalist cecile mclorin salvant has had a remarkable rise to stardom in her professional career, and shes taking another big leap forward with dreams and daggers, her third album for mack avenue records. Over the years, salvant has developed a curiosity for the history of american music, and the connections between jazz, vaudeville, blues, and folk music. Its evident in the distinct chemistry between two rising stars of their instruments. The packed house at new yorks 92nd street y was no pushover. Her second album, womanchild, was released in 20 on mack avenue records, receiving a 2014 grammy award nomination for best jazz vocal album. Two rising stars of their instruments prove as much in duet at jazz at lincoln. The juxtaposition of dualistic concepts like love and anger, joy and heartache, and the way these emotions are inextricably linked in our romantic psyches inform all of cecile mclorin salvants virtuosic, urbanely produced fourth album, 2017s dreams and daggers.
Stream tracks and playlists from cecile mclorin salvant on your desktop or mobile device. She carefully chooses her repertoire, oftentimes unearthing rarely recorded, forgotten songs, with strong stories. I came home and wrote a blog for this space, wondering how i could have missed her ascent shed already won a grammy and other prizes and deeming her the best jazz singer around, standing among the greats of all time. Thelonious monk vocal competition brings semifinalists to nmai. Salvant explores the quaint art of jazz singing, but with her own aesthetic idiosyncrasies intact. The world first learned of the incredible vocal artistry of cecile mclorin salvant when she won the prestigious 2010 thelonious monk. Cecile mclorin salvant and sullivan fortner the communication between piano and voice often becomes deeply personal. How the coronavirus fallout could be devastating to the.
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