Pillsbury House Theatre presents a live Jazz at Lincoln Center webcast of Cécile McLorin Salvant singing Billie Holiday on Saturday, April 11. The performance will be broadcasted in HD at 8:30 p.m. CST.
Saturday, April 11
Concert starts at 8:30 p.m.
Livestreamed at Pillsbury House Theatre
3501 Chicago Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Tickets: Free
Reserve online or call 612-825-0459.
ABOUT CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT
Cécile McLorin Salvant has exploded on the jazz scene as a masterful interpreter of song, with a canny ability to select unique and rarely performed repertoire. The New York Times proclaims: “She radiates authority and delivers a set with almost a dramatic arc.” Salvant’s odes to her predecessors encompass organic assimilation and brave creativity. Such a skill set is necessary when taking on the music of Billie Holiday. Admittedly taken aback by Holiday during her initial introductions, the idiosyncratic giant of jazz later became one of Salvant’s primary inspirations. Her Mack Avenue debut CD, Womanchild, includes a grooving rendition of the Rodgers & Hart standard, “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” which Holiday famously recorded in the 1950s. As part of our Billie Holiday centennial celebration, Salvant delves further into her vast catalogue, with a performance that will surely ignite a renewed appreciation for “Lady Day.”
Pillsbury House Theatre is a Jazz at Lincoln Center Micro-Content Network partner. Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Micro-Concert Network is a collective of global jazz advocates who host webcasts of Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts, and are dedicated to developing a jazz audience within their own communities.
Thanks to our media partner for this event, KBEM Jazz88 FM.
