Cecile McLorin Salvant performs in the Soundcheck studio.

Cécile McLorin Salvant: A Penchant For The Weird And Wonderful

Soundcheck | Jun 26, 2013

Cécile McLorin Salvant dazzled judges at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocalist competition in 2010. Now, three years later, she's released her debut solo album, called WomanChild. It's a carefully chosen yet effortlessly humorous collection that includes a few standards, a few of her own compositions, and lots of relatively uncovered gems from the 20th century. 

Cécile joins us in the studio to perform live and to talk with guest host Erin McKeown about her passion for digging up weird and wonderful jazz. 

Set list: 

  • Nobody
  • If This Isn't Love
  • I Didn't Know What Time It Was

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