Next Performing Arts | Music

Cécile McLorin Salvant

A woman wears a fuzzy blue hat, white elongated sunglasses and a textured silver cape
Apr 01, 2027
Available Times
  • Thu, Apr 01, 7:00 PM
  • Thu, Apr 01, 9:00 PM
Performance Space

$35 members 
$45 general public ($75 for both sets)
$42 adults 55 and over
$15 students

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

Become a Member

Cécile McLorin Salvant returns to the Wex with her bold new project Oh Snap.

The visionary vocalist and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant brings her singular blend of storytelling, theatricality, and jazz artistry back to Columbus. Known for her fearless interpretations and emotionally nuanced performances, Salvant continues to expand the boundaries of vocal jazz, weaving together original compositions, unexpected repertoire, and sharp wit. After making her Wex debut in 2024, she returns with a captivating new album, Oh Snap, that promises an evening of inventive arrangements, expressive depth, and the intimate connection with audiences that has made her one of the most compelling voices in contemporary music.

See the entire 2026–27 jazz series lineup.

IMAGE CAPTION
Cécile McLorin Salvant, photo: Ebru Yildiz.

"A unique voice supported by an intelligence and full-fledged musicality, which light up every note she sings."
Jessye Norman

About the artist

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Cécile McLorin Salvant is a composer, singer, and visual artist. Salvant has developed a passion for storytelling and finding the connections between vaudeville, blues, folk traditions from around the world, theater, jazz, and baroque music. Salvant is an eclectic curator, unearthing rarely recorded, forgotten songs with strong narratives, interesting power dynamics, unexpected twists, and humor. Salvant won the Thelonious Monk competition in 2010. She has received Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album for three consecutive albums, The Window, Dreams and Daggers, and For One to Love. In 2020, Salvant received the MacArthur Fellowship and the Doris Duke Artist Award. Salvant released her debut Nonesuch Records release Ghost Song in 2022; the album went on to receive two Grammy nominations. Mélusine, an album mostly sung in French, along with Occitan, English, and Haitian Creole, was released in 2023 and was also nominated for two Grammys. Oh Snap, Salvant’s latest album, was released in September 2025 and nominated for the Jazz FM Awards Album of the Year.

Tag(s)

Program Support

PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Doris Duke Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

CampusParc

The Columbus Foundation

Discover More

A profile view of Wynton Marsalis playing the trumpet. Members of his band are blurred in the background.
Next Performing Arts

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Tue, Oct 6, 2026, 7:00 PM
view of man playing a drumset from behind with other musicians and crowd in front
Next Performing Arts

SML

Fri, Nov 6, 2026, 7:00 PM
two men in suits sit side by side on an ornate couch
Next Performing Arts

Alfredo Rodríguez Band with Special Guest Pedrito Martínez

Fri, Feb 19, 2027, 7:00 PM
Close

Next Performing Arts

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Apr 01, 2027
Thursday's Hours 9AM–9PM
  • Thu, Apr 01, 7:00 PM
  • Thu, Apr 01, 9:00 PM
Performance Space

$35 members 
$45 general public ($75 for both sets)
$42 adults 55 and over
$15 students

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

Become a Member