Cécile McLorin Salvant

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Cécile McLorin Salvant was born in Miami, the daughter of a Haitian father and a French mother. She studied classical singing and Baroque music in Aix-en-Provence and discovered jazz there. In 2010 she won the Thelonious Monk vocal competition. She names singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Bessie Smith as examples and sings old, often forgotten songs from vaudeville and the blues, alongside her own work. In doing so she critically shows how women are portrayed in those songs. She has won several Grammys and received a MacArthur fellowship in 2020.

Listening

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  Wives and Lovers · Cécile McLorin Salvant, 2015
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  Look at Me · Cécile McLorin Salvant, 2015
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  Ghost Song · Cécile McLorin Salvant, 2022

Discography

Studio albums

• 2010Cecile
• 2013WomanChild
• 2015For One to Love
• 2017Dreams and Daggers
• 2018The Window
• 2022Ghost Song
• 2023Mélusine
• 2025Oh Snap
• 2025The Roar and the Whisper
• 2026With Every Breath I Take

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Jazz Map^NL Map

Mentioned in other articles

• Vocal jazz GenreIn the Netherlands, Rita Reys and Ann Burton became known; today, singers include Cécile McLorin Salvant and Samara Joy.

See also

• WomanChild
• Dreams and Daggers
• Ghost Song
• Vocal jazz