Cécile McLorin Salvant and Ensemble

WHEN: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:30PMWHERE: Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University

Premiere of Book of Ayres: A Fusion of Early Music & Jazz

After an unforgettable Princeton University Concerts (PUC) debut celebrating Toni Morrison in 2023, jazz vocalist

Cécile McLorin Salvant

returns on

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

at 7:30pm to Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall to premiere Book of Ayres, her latest project combining Baroque music, vaudeville, Sappho, and folkloric material of Europe and the Americas. She will be joined by her musical collaborator

Sullivan Fortner

, lending his many talents to the harpsichord, keyboards and piano along with flutist

Emi Ferguson

, theorboist/lutist

Dusan Balarin

, bassist

Yasushi Nakamura

, and percussionist

Keita Ogawa

— all renowned improvisers from genres spanning early music, jazz, folk, and electronic music. This performance will be the only chance for audiences to experience this groundbreaking work in the United States this season and discover a new type of folk song inspired by timeless and universal  stories told by one of the most gifted vocalists and prolific storytellers of our time.

This performance will be the only chance for audiences to experience this groundbreaking work in the United States this season and discover a new type of folk song inspired by timeless and universal stories told by one of the most gifted vocalists and prolific storytellers of our time. The evening is co- sponsored by the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University.TICKETS:  $35-60 General/$15 Students and members of the Admit All ticket access program. Tickets are available online at puc.princeton.edu, by phone at 609-258-9220, or in person a half hour prior to the concert at the Richardson Auditorium Box Office.The evening is co- sponsored by the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University.