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Cécile McLorin Salvant
Cécile McLorin Salvant performing in San Francisco in 2014
Cécile McLorin Salvant performing in San Francisco in 2014
Background information
Born (1989-08-28) August 28, 1989 (age 35)
Miami, Florida, United States[1]
GenresJazz
OccupationSinger
Instrument(s)Voice, piano
LabelsMack Avenue Records[2]
Websitehttp://www.cecilemclorinsalvant.com/

Cécile McLorin Salvant is a French-American jazz vocalist.

Salvant was the winner of the first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010.[3]

After completing high school, Salvant moved to France, where she studied classical voice and then began studying jazz with woodwind player Jean-François Bonnel.[4]

Salvant won four categories in the 2014 Down Beat Critics Poll: Jazz Album of the Year, Female Vocalist, Rising Star–Jazz Artist and Rising Star–Female Vocalist.[5] She was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2014 for her album Womanchild.

Her second album, For One to Love, was released on September 5, 2015, to critical acclaim from the New York Times. The Guardian. and Los Angeles Times.[6][7][8]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

References

  1. ^ "Cecile McLorin Salvant," Survey of Women in Jazz
  2. ^ "A Young Vocalist Tweaks Expectations," Ben Ratliffe, New York Times, November 2, 2012
  3. ^ "Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocalist Competition 2010 at Kennedy Center," Anne Midgette, Washington Post, October 6, 2010
  4. ^ "A Young Vocalist Tweaks Expectations," Ben Ratliffe, New York Times, November 2, 2012
  5. ^ "Salvant Wins Four Categories in DownBeat Critics Poll," Down Beat, June 23, 2014
  6. ^ "Review: Cécile McLorin Salvant Wields Her Power, Drawing From Her Album ‘For One to Love’," New York Times, August 26, 2015
  7. ^ "Cécile McLorin Salvant: For One to Love review – more like heightened music-theatre than jazz" The Guardian, September 3, 2015
  8. ^ "Review: Cecile McLorin Salvant is still pushing herself with 'For One to Love'" Los Angeles Times, September 5, 2015

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