Cecile McLorin Salvant at Jo Long Theatre

Cecile McLorin Salvant started classical piano studies at 5, and began singing in a childrens choir at 8 years old. Early on, she developed an interest in classical voice. In 2007, it was in Aix-en-Provence, where her love of jazz began and where her first band performed. In 2009, after a series of concerts in Paris, she recorded her first album Cecile, with Jean-Francois Bonnels Paris Quintet. A year later, she won the Thelonious Monk competition. In 2014, her second album, WomanChild was nominated for a Grammy. Her third and fourth albums, For One To Love and Dreams and Daggers, both won Grammy Awards...

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Cecile McLorin Salvant started classical piano studies at 5, and began singing in a childrens choir at 8 years old. Early on, she developed an interest in classical voice. In 2007, it was in Aix-en-Provence, where her love of jazz began and where her first band performed. In 2009, after a series of concerts in Paris, she recorded her first album Cecile, with Jean-Francois Bonnels Paris Quintet. A year later, she won the Thelonious Monk competition. In 2014, her second album, WomanChild was nominated for a Grammy. Her third and fourth albums, For One To Love and Dreams and Daggers, both won Grammy Awards. Cecile frequently makes music with Aaron Diehl, Paul Sikivie and others. She sings vaudeville, country blues, Broadway songs, rarities, and her own compositions. An audience member once described her as a postmodern cabaret singer.

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