Cécile McLorin Salvant

It was a half an hour long blues called Murder Ballad that Jelly Roll Morton did for Library of Congress years ago.

Let me tell you one of the things that I've said.

Let me tell you one of the things that I've said.

Let me tell you one of the things that I've said.

This woman who murders her boyfriend's lover and then goes to prison. And there's a lot of profanity. And I had always wanted to sing it. So I sat on it for 10 years thinking, where could I ever possibly do it and who would I do it with? And then I had a Valentine's Day concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center. And I thought, wouldn't that be for date night? Wouldn't that just be...

This woman who murders her boyfriend's lover and then goes to prison. And there's a lot of profanity. And I had always wanted to sing it. So I sat on it for 10 years thinking, where could I ever possibly do it and who would I do it with? And then I had a Valentine's Day concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center. And I thought, wouldn't that be for date night? Wouldn't that just be...

This woman who murders her boyfriend's lover and then goes to prison. And there's a lot of profanity. And I had always wanted to sing it. So I sat on it for 10 years thinking, where could I ever possibly do it and who would I do it with? And then I had a Valentine's Day concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center. And I thought, wouldn't that be for date night? Wouldn't that just be...

Great.

Great.

Great.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I grew up in Miami, Florida.

I grew up in Miami, Florida.

I grew up in Miami, Florida.

I was listening to whatever my mom was listening to, and she loves everything. Cesaria Evora from Cape Verde. We were listening to Yusun Dour from Senegal. We were listening to Los Tres Paraguayos, which is like Paraguayan folk music. We were listening to French music. We were listening to some jazz, mostly Sarah Vaughan, a little bit of Nancy Wilson, but Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin.

I was listening to whatever my mom was listening to, and she loves everything. Cesaria Evora from Cape Verde. We were listening to Yusun Dour from Senegal. We were listening to Los Tres Paraguayos, which is like Paraguayan folk music. We were listening to French music. We were listening to some jazz, mostly Sarah Vaughan, a little bit of Nancy Wilson, but Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin.

I was listening to whatever my mom was listening to, and she loves everything. Cesaria Evora from Cape Verde. We were listening to Yusun Dour from Senegal. We were listening to Los Tres Paraguayos, which is like Paraguayan folk music. We were listening to French music. We were listening to some jazz, mostly Sarah Vaughan, a little bit of Nancy Wilson, but Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin.

We were listening to folk music, some bluegrass. I could go on and on, actually. A lot of Brazilian music.