Cecile McLorin Salvant comes to Pompano Beach April 16

50 West Atlantic Bvd near Cypress, Pompano Beach FL

16 April, 2022

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Pompano Beach Jazz Festival presents, in Partnership with KCC Productions at the Pompano Beach Jazz Festival: Grammy-winning artist Cecile McLorin Salvant April 16th at 8! Ticket information at Cécile McLorin Salvant, is a composer, singer, and visual artist, winner of the MacArthur fellowship, the Doris Duke Artist Award and the Thelonious Monk competition. The late Jessye Norman described Salvant as “a unique voice supported by an intelligence and full-fledged musicality, which light up every note she sings”. Salvant has developed a passion for storytelling and finding the connections between vaudeville, blues, folk traditions from around the world, theater, jazz, and baroque music. Salvant is an eclectic curator, unearthing rarely recorded, forgotten songs with strong narratives, interesting power dynamics, unexpected twists, and humor. She has received Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her 3 latest albums, “The Window”, “Dreams and Daggers”, and “For One to Love”, and was nominated for the award in 2014 for her album “WomanChild”. How can you resist? See you all at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 West Atlantic Boulevard! Tickets going fast and will not be sold on-site. Get your reservation now! Full festival details at Video: