“…the finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade.” The New York Times

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Supported by the US Consulate

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Australian Premiere / Exclusive to Adelaide

Cécile is a phenomenon. When giants of jazz (and The New York Times) rank a vocalist alongside Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, you know she must have prodigious talent. When they say that about a woman in her early twenties you know she’s off the charts.

Miami born to French/Haitian parents, in 2010 Cécile took time out from her political science studies and a promising career in Baroque opera to record an audition CD for the prestigious Thelonious Monk competition (the “American Idol” of jazz), won it hands down, and left hardened critics breathless with excitement. Audiences have been queuing to hear her ever since.

Her sound is gorgeous, her musicianship peerless, she inhabits the lyrics of a song with the instinct of a great actor and she’s as funny as hell. Now 28, her ascendancy continues, recently winning a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her album For One to Love.

Cécile makes her Australian debut in a single performance, exclusive to Adelaide Festival. One day you’ll be telling your grandkids that you were there…

“You get a singer like this only once in a generation or two.” Wynton Marsalis

Where Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival CentreWhen Sat 17 Mar, 8pmDuration 1hr 30mins, no interval

MUSIC / UNITED STATES

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FESTIVAL HOSPITALITYTailored festival packages are available at the Palais or at any Fast Fine Dines venue. Suggested package:

▪ 1.5 hour pre-show dinner at one of our partnering Fast Fine Dines restaurants/bars or function on the Palais

▪ Tickets to Cècile McLorin Salvant

▪ Post show access to the Palais

▪ From $245pp

Conditions apply. Example of a Festival Hospitality event - packages can be tailored to suit your needs and budget.