Cécile McLorin Salvant at 54 Below

French-American jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant is the hottest young jazz singer of our time. Celebrating her highly anticipated debut release, WomanChild (Mack Avenue, May 2013), the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition Winner has the critics beaming! Ben Ratliff writes in The New York Times “she sings clearly, with her full pitch range, from a pronounced low end to full and distinct high notes—her face conveys meaning, representing sorrow or serenity like a silent-movie actor.” In the aftermath of her Monk Competition triumph, the jazz world eagerly awaited the winner’s first US recording...

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French-American jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant is the hottest young jazz singer of our time. Celebrating her highly anticipated debut release, WomanChild (Mack Avenue, May 2013), the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition Winner has the critics beaming! Ben Ratliff writes in The New York Times “she sings clearly, with her full pitch range, from a pronounced low end to full and distinct high notes—her face conveys meaning, representing sorrow or serenity like a silent-movie actor.” In the aftermath of her Monk Competition triumph, the jazz world eagerly awaited the winner’s first US recording. Cécile answers that call with songs spanning three centuries of American music. See this jazz sensation as she headlines two special performances at 54 Below with her label mate pianist Aaron Diehl, Paul Sikivie on bass and Rodney Green on drums.

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