"At 36, with three Grammy Awards and a shelf full of other honors, she seems as creatively restless as ever. After releasing two loose concept albums, Salvant created her strangest and most personal project last year with Oh Snap, a consistently surprising session laced with found sounds, synth-pop and folk influences. If she includes any of the recent material at her Cal Performances concert, it's likely to be entirely reimagined."
"'THE MOUNTAINTOP' Climb into Oakland Theater Project (OTP)'s 2026 season launch with Katori Hall's reimagining of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final night. In room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, a maid and the great civil rights leader fall into conversation. Starring OTP co-artistic director William Hodgson as King and Sam Jackson as the maid, the limited two-week run sets a high standard. The work is potent, provocative, political and personal."
Cécile McLorin Salvant is presented as a creatively restless, three-time Grammy winner whose recent album Oh Snap blends found sounds, synth-pop, and folk influences; live performances may reimagine that material. She will perform with a superlative trio led by pianist Sullivan Fortner. Katori Hall's The Mountaintop stages Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final night in room 306 of the Lorraine Motel, pairing William Hodgson as King with Sam Jackson as the maid, and offering potent, provocative, political, and personal theater that affirms open dialogue against authoritarian silencing. Canta Violino! is a virtuosic Brazilian instrumental trio focused on original samba and choro compositions.
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