Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ogresse

Date & Time

Sat, Mar 9, 2024, 20:00

Venue

An ogress is a female ogre, a monstrous cannibal. The eponymous »hero« of the project of the same name was born in the imagination of the extraordinary singer Cécile McLorin Salvant when she found herself standing before the mythically charged painting of a voodoo goddess by the Haitian artist Gerard Fortune. Salvant, who has mixed Haitian, French and American roots, is a trained Baroque singer and at the same time one of the strongest improvisers among female vocalists in recent... Read full text

Keywords: Jazz & World, Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.elbphilharmonie.de)

Musicians

Cécile McLorin Salvant	Vocals, Composition
Darcy James Argue	Director, Arrangements
Alexa Tarantino	Saxophon, Flute, Clarinet
Tom Christensen	Saxophon, Bass clarinet, Oboe, Cor anglais
Kirk Knuffke	Trumpet
Joshua Roseman	Trombone, Tuba
Warren Wolf	Vibraphone, Marimba
Brandon Seabrook	Guitar, Banjo
Helen Sung	Piano, Organ, Melodica
David Wong	Double bass
Samuel Torres	Percussion
Olivia de Prato	Violin
Maya Bennardo	Violin
Victor Lowrie Tafoya	Viola
Nathan Watts	Cello

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