Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner at MCG Jazz, Manchester

Cécile McLorin Salvant is a classically trained American jazz vocalist. She won first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010 releasing her first album, Cécile, shortly thereafter. Her second album, WomanChild, was released in 2013 on Mack Avenue Records, receiving a 2014 GRAMMY Award-nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Her latest album, released in fall of 2018, The Window, was recorded with Sullivan Fortner on piano. It won her the GRAMMY Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2019.