Cécile McLorin Salvant

Cecile McLorin Salvant performs in San Francisco in 2014

Cécile McLorin Salvant is a French-American jazz vocalist. She was born August 28, 1989 in Miami, Florida.[1]

Salvant was the winner of the first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010 [2]

After completing high school, Salvant moved to France, where she studied classical voice and then began studying jazz with woodwind player Jean-François Bonnel.[3]

Salvant records for the Detroit-based record label Mack Avenue Records [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.

References

  1. ↑ "Cecile McLorin Salvant," Survey of Women in Jazz
  2. ↑ "Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocalist Competition 2010 at Kennedy Center," Anne Midgette, Washington Post, October 6, 2010
  3. ↑ "A Young Vocalist Tweaks Expectations," Ben Ratliffe, New York Times, November 2, 2012
  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