Cécile McLorin Salvant, Steve Reich, Molly Tuttle, Brad Mehldau News and More
Cécile McLorin Salvant album pre-order * new Steve Reich CD * new Molly Tuttle track, videos * Brad Mehldau live video * and more
Available to Pre-Order
Cécile McLorin Salvant: Oh Snap
Available September 19
Cécile McLorin Salvant's new album, Oh Snap, comprises 12 very personal songs by the singer/composer mostly recorded outside of a traditional studio environment. The songs showcase her genre-spanning tastes and influences from her 1990s childhood in Miami—from boy bands to grunge to classical to folk—and include party tracks with beats, samba grooves, and quiet folk songs. Salvant wrote the intimate songs as part of a creative quest: To place spontaneity and joy at the center of her writing process. The album features longtime collaborators Sullivan Fortner, Yasushi Nakamura, and Kyle Poole, plus cameos from singers June McDoom and Kate Davis.
New This Week
Steve Reich: Jacob's Ladder / Traveler's Prayer
An album of the first recordings of Steve Reich's two latest works—Jacob's Ladder (2023) and Traveler's Prayer (2020)—is out now. Jacob's Ladder, performed by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Jaap van Zweden, and Synergy Vocals, was made during its October 2023 world premiere at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall. "Lovely and refreshing," says the New York Classical Review. "Superb." Traveler's Prayer, performed by Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals, was made at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in 2023. "The tone of its score, from first note to last, is sustained sublimity," says the Los Angeles Times. The two pieces were first released earlier this year digitally and as part of the 27-disc box set Steve Reich Collected Works.
News from the Nonesuch Journal
Watch: Molly Tuttle Shares "The Highway Knows"
"I'm excited for everyone to hear 'The Highway Knows,' because it’s one of my favorite songs on the new record," Molly Tuttle says of the new single from her upcoming album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine. "I had written the finger-picked guitar part that you hear in the chorus a few years ago, and finally last year, Ketch Secor and I dug up the voice memo of that guitar scrap and wrote words to it. This song is all about finding the person you want to journey through life with." You can watch the video for the song now. And tune in to see Tuttle perform it on CBS Saturday Morning tomorrow.
Watch: Cécile McLorin Salvant Shares "Oh Snap"
Cécile McLorin Salvant has released the title track to her upcoming album, Oh Snap, and an animated video for it made by Robert Edridge-Waks featuring Salvant's artwork.
Watch: Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Marcus Gilmore Perform Live
Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, and Marcus Gilmore were at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for The Gilmore in April, performing songs by Mehldau, Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk, and more. You can now watch the full set.
Watch: Molly Tuttle Performs "That's Gonna Leave a Mark"
Just before the release of her new single, Molly Tuttle shared a solo acoustic performance video of "That's Gonna Leave a Mark," the first single from her upcoming album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine.
Nonesuch Events for the Weekend
Ambrose Akinmusire, Mary Halvorson, and Makaya McCraven are at North Sea Jazz Fest in Rotterdam. Tyondai Braxton is in upstate NY. Joachim Cooder is in Italy. Jeremy Denk and friends perform Fauré at 92NY. Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson are in Arizona. Chris Thile is in Santa Barbara. Yasmin Williams tours Midwest with St. Paul and the Broken Bones and The Wood Brothers.