Art of Jazz: Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner

Sun Apr 19 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm UTC-04:00

1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14222 | Buffalo

Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Publisher/HostBuffalo AKG Art Museum
Art of Jazz: C\u00e9cile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner
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Season subscription: $160
AKG member season subscription: $140
General admission (single concert): $45
AKG member general admission (single concert): $40
Lipsey Auditorium, Knox Building
The Art of Jazz series is presented by HUNT Real Estate.
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DINNER: Join us in Cornelia after each Art of Jazz concert for a three-course prix fixe wine pairing dinner featuring wines from Cuvee Imports!
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Cécile McLorin Salvant is a Grammy Award–winning composer, singer, and visual artist. The late Jessye Norman described Salvant as “a unique voice supported by an intelligence and full-fledged musicality, which light up every note she sings.” 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.
Grammy Award–winning pianist Sullivan Fortner issued Aria (2015), Moments Preserved (2018) and Solo Game (2024) to critical acclaim, the lattermost receiving 4-star reviews in DownBeat and Telerama Magazine. His 2025 release Southern Nights features Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore. Winner of the 2024 DownBeat Critics Poll for Rising Star Jazz Group: Sullivan Fortner Trio, the New Orleans native has worked with Wynton Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Paul Simon, Diane Reeves, Etienne Charles and John Scofield, Ambrose Akinmusire, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Stefon Harris, Kassa Overall, Tivon Pennicott, Peter Bernstein, Nicholas Payton, Billy Hart, Gary Bartz, Chief Adjuah, and Roy Hargrove. His works and insights have been featured in culture drivers from The New York Times to The Root. Further accolades include the American Pianists Association’s Cole Porter Fellowship, Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship, the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, the Shifting Foundation Grant, and the Western Jazz Presenters Grant.
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