New US Shows for Cécile McLorin Salvant

There are two common stereotypes about jazz music today: too old-fashioned or too avant-garde. For those who have heard the young sensation Cécile McLorin Salvant, this must seem like idle chatter. Describing Salvant’s standout performance this August at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Harlem, NYTimes Music Critic Ben Ratliff writes: “She’d earned the audience’s trust, […]