Cécile McLorin Salvant wil release her next Nonsesuch Records album “Mélusine” on March 24th. It’s a mixture of five original songs and nine pieces sung in French, Occitan, English, and Haitian Kreyòl. Some of the songs date back to the 12th century. “Mélusine” tells the story of a woman who turns into a half-snake each…
An album about ghosts, desire, and nostalgia. That’s singer Cécile McLorin Salvant‘s latest and first for the Warner label Nonesuch Records, to be released this Friday. On vinyl too! “Ghost Song” features seven new compositions and five surprising interpretations of well-known, and not so well-known songs. There is amazing variety on this, clearly her best…
The 24-piece Splitter Orchester opened this year’s Jazzfest Berlin last night before a sold-out audience. The 45-minute piece “Creative Construction Set” was written by trombonist George Lewis and featured a strange, if somewhat entertaining mélange of several electronics and prepared field recordings with more traditional instruments like clarinet and violin, but played in alienated fashion, uncharacteristically,…
Cécile has made quiet a jump in the past years: from studying in Aix-en-Provence to receiving a Grammy nomination for her album “Woman Child”. She sings in French and English and has been the voice of various Chanel ad campaigns. The last time I saw her perform live was at New York’s Lycée Francais on…
The Enjoy Jazz Festival celebrates its 17th edition this year and is the most important in the metropolitan area of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, and Heidelberg. Just a couple of days ago, the first artists were announced for this year’s programme: among them are David Murray and Saul Williams, Snarky Puppy, Vincent Peirani & Émile Parisien, Nils…