The Boise Jazz Society is a Boise, Idaho ~ Boise State University community-engagement partnership, supporting jazz performance, jazz education, and the promotion of jazz as a living American art form.

2017-18 BOISE JAZZ SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS ARE SOLD OUT!

BJS subscribers occasionally turn back tickets for a specific concert. This does not usually occur until days or hours before a concert.  We keep a waiting list for each concert of those wishing to be notified of any available tickets.  Please contact Mike Samball to be placed on the wait list for any available General Admission tickets.

Check Out Our BJS 2017-18 Artist's Audio Samples. (bottom right)

Cecile McLorin Salvant

Sunday, November 12, 2017
Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

    
Click to hear new CD, Dreams and Daggers Teaser

http://www.cecilemclorinsalvant.com

 Sunday, November 12, 2017

Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

Free, Boise Community Jazz Symposium, 4 - 5 pm
(All Students and Public Welcome)

Concert, 7 - 9 pm

(Jazz Pasta Buffet Available $15, Doors open 6 pm)

Click here to read:  Cécile McLorin Salvant’s Timeless Jazz
 by Fred Kaplan, The New Yorker, May 2017

Cécile McLorin Salvant was born and raised in Miami, Florida of a French mother and a Haitian father. She started classical piano studies at 5, and began singing in the Miami Choral Society at 8. Early on, she developed an interest in classical voice, began studying with private instructors, and later with Edward Walker, vocal teacher at the University of Miami. 

In 2007, Cécile moved to Aix-en-Provence, France, to study law as well as classical and baroque voice at the Darius Milhaud Conservatory. It was in Aix-en-Provence, with reedist and teacher Jean-François Bonnel, that she started learning about jazz, and sang with her first band. In 2009, after a series of concerts in Paris, she recorded her first album "Cécile", with Jean-François Bonnel's Paris Quintet. A year later, she won the Thelonious Monk competition in Washington D.C.

Over the years, she has developed a curiosity for the history of American music, and the connections between jazz, vaudeville, blues, and folk music. Cécile carefully chooses her repertoire, oftentimes unearthing rarely recorded, forgotten songs, with strong stories.
She enjoys popularity in Europe and in the United States, performing in clubs, concert halls, and festivals. In 2014, her second album, WomanChild (Mack Avenue Records) was nominated for a Grammy. 

Her third album, For One To Love (for Mack Avenue Records), was recorded in 2015 with Aaron Diehl (piano), Paul Sikivie (bass), and Lawrence Leathers (drums). In 2016, For One To Love won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Ben Ratliff writes in The New York Times “she sings clearly, with her full pitch range, from a pronounced low end to full and distinct high notes, used sparingly [...] Her voice clamps into each song, performing careful variations on pitch, stretching words but generally not scatting; her face conveys meaning, representing sorrow or serenity like a silent-movie actor.”

BJS Member Reminders

Can’t make the Concert?

We have another "sold-out" season and a long "waiting list" for general admission concert tickets.  Please contact Mike Samball ASAP,  if you are not able to attend the Cecile McLorin Salvant concert on Sunday, November 12, 2017.

Spread the Word about our Free Jazz Ed Events

Please let your family, friends, and neighbors know of all the free events associated with Bill Charlap and his trio's two day stay in Boise.  This is a great opportunity for young and old to experience the best in world-class jazz--Live!

Non-reserved Seating Policy & Buffet Information

If you plan to arrive early, pick up a colored chip at the ticket table starting at 5:30 pm, then have a seat in the 365 Lounge and enjoy the music and a beverage--we'll start calling the first chip color in flights of 20 just before 6 p.m.  The Riverside Jazz Pasta Buffet ($15) will be available beginning at 5:50 pm.  Gluten-free options are available.  Please feel free to take your buffet into the Sapphire Room.

We reserve some 30 of the 230 seats in the Sapphire Room for donors who participate in our contribution campaigns.  Each level of donation represents a variety of reserve seating opportunities.  We are still accepting donations for all three campaigns described below.

Jazz Education Contribution Campaign

Thanks so much to all who have contributed in support of our vital BJS jazz education mission.  We trust that many more of you will contribute for the 2017-18 season making it possible for us to continue the Free, Boise Community Jazz Symposium and the many jazz education activities benefiting Boise State University and community jazz students.  All $100 to $500 donors are eligible for our "reserved-seat raffle" held just before each of the five season concerts.  

Campaign for Continued Excellence

To assure the future quality and stability of the Boise Jazz Society, we are engaged in a Campaign for Continued Excellence.  Season subscribers who also contribute to this campaign at the $750 level or above may choose two reserved seats of their choice for the entire season.  Single members may choose to participate by partnering with a friend and making a single donation of $750 or more. 

Concert Sponsorship Available

Help sustain world-class jazz artistry in Boise by sponsoring one of our 5-concert subscription series for 2017-18.  A $2500 Concert Sponsorship associate's your name or company with internationally-acclaimed artists and assures that the BJS continues to bring you the very best in the world of jazz today.  Concert Sponsors also receive a reserve table seating throughout the season. 

Hurry, only one concert sponsorship remaining for this season.

Contact Mike Samball to find out more about the many benefits of contributing to the Boise Jazz Society.