THE CLAYTON-HAMILTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA & CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
“Music We Love – New Music for a New Collaboration” When Cécile McLorin Salvant gave her only Germany concert at the RWE Pavilion in 2015, she was still a newcomer in Europe.And this despite the fact that the renowned “62nd Downbeat Critics Poll” had classified the now 29-year-old singer as “Rising Star” and, even more, “Female Vocalist of the Year”.Whether her Essen appearance brought the international breakthrough?“The queen of jazz vocals,” rejoiced the WAZ at the time, “with a range of voices and depth of expression that is clearly based on Billie Holliday, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald, yet already showing its own style, with flawless intonation, more precise To find ductus, incorruptible timing, and nuanced articulation of fabulous brilliance. “What she’s going to prove in a big way with the famous Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, which, for example, was a magnet for Charles Aznavour in 2009./
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