Cecile McLorin Salvant, Dec 1, 2017

Robert Blocker, Dean

ellington ja zz ser ies

CĂŠcile McLorin Salvant

Thomas C. Duffy, Acting Artistic Director Friday, December 1, 2017 • 7:30 pm Morse Recital Hall

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Cécile McLorin Salvant

Her third album, For One to Love (Mack Avenue Records), was recorded in 2015 with Aaron Diehl (piano), Paul Sikivie (bass), and Lawrence Leathers (drums).

In 2016, For One to Love won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Cécile McLorin Salvant was born and raised in Miami, Florida, of a French mother and a Haitian father. She started classical piano studies at 5, and began singing in the Miami Choral Society at 8. Early on, she developed an interest Ben Ratliff writes in The New York Times in classical voice, began studying with “she sings clearly, with her full pitch range, private instructors, and later with from a pronounced low end to full and Edward Walker, a vocal teacher at the distinct high notes, used sparingly [...]

University of Miami.

Her voice clamps into each song, performing careful variations on pitch, In 2007, Cécile moved to Aix-enstretching words but generally not Provence, France, to study law as well as scatting; her face conveys meaning, classical and baroque voice at the Darius representing sorrow or serenity like a Milhaud Conservatory. It was in Aixsilent-movie actor.” en-Provence, with reedist and teacher Jean-François Bonnel, that she started » cecilemclorinsalvant.com learning about jazz and sang with her first band. In 2009, after a series of concerts in Paris, she recorded her first album, Cécile, with Jean-François Bonnel’s Paris Quintet. A year later, she won the Thelonious Monk competition in Washington, D.C. Over the years, she has developed a curiosity for the history of American music, and the connections between jazz, vaudeville, blues, and folk music.

Cécile carefully chooses her repertoire, oftentimes unearthing rarely recorded, forgotten songs, with strong stories.

She enjoys popularity in Europe and in the United States, performing in clubs and in concert halls, and at festivals. In 2014, her second album, WomanChild (Mack Avenue Records), was nominated for a Grammy Award.

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Sullivan Fortner, piano Lauded as one of the top jazz pianists of his generation, Sullivan Fortner is recognized for his virtuosic technique and captivating performances. The winner of three prestigious awards – a Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship, the 2015 Cole Porter Fellowship from the American Pianists Association, and the 2016 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists – Sullivan’s music embodies the essence of the blues and jazz as he connects music of all eras and genres through his improvisation.

As a leader, The Sullivan Fortner Trio has performed on many of the world’s

most prestigious stages including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Newport Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Discover Jazz Festival, Tri-C Jazz Festival, Jazz Standard, and the Gillmore Keyboard Festival. Fortner has been heard with other leading musicians around the world, including Dianne Reeves, Roy Hargrove, Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, John Scofield, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Fred Hersch, Sean Jones, DeeDee Bridgewater, Roberta Gambarini, Peter Bernstein, Stefon Harris, Nicholas Peyton, Billy Hart, Dave Liebman, Gary Bartz, Etienne Charles, and Christian Scott.

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