Cecile McLorin Salvant, Mista (Dianne Reeves cover), live in San Francisco, Feb. 12, 2022 (HD)

Cécile McLorin Salvant sings a cover of the Dianne Reeves song "Mista" live in concert at SFJazz in San Francisco, California on February 12, 2022. Mista appeared on Reeves' eleventh studio album, Bridges (1999). Salvant is a Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist from Miami, Florida. Joining her onstage was the trio of Sullivan Fortner (piano), Keita Ogawa (percussion), and Alexa Tarantino (flute, piccolo, alto flute).

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Mista lyrics:

You complain constantly
'Bout your life, your misery
On sunny days, you want rain
So you can bitch and stay the same

Always sayin' what you can't do
Forget the fact that God made you
Place the blame on everybody else
I think it's time you check yourself

Hey ah Mista, can't you see
The wonders of the Universe
Hey ah Mista, can't you see
The wonders of the Universe

You won't help nobody else
'Cause you feel sorry for yourself
You think the world owes you something
You give nothin', you gets nothing

I can't stay here
'Cause you like dying
I like living, I like flyin'
I'm gonna fly so high
Til' I free my soul
I'm gonna leave you here in your black hole

Hey ah Mista, can't you see
The wonders of the Universe
Hey ah Mista, can't you see
The wonders of the Universe

Thunder and lightning
Oceans and blue skies
A world full of miracles help me to realize
That I got the power, I got the knowledge
That each day's a new chance to better tomorrow

You got the chance to change your life
It ain't too late to make it right
But you're so self righteous
You won't move
And I can't let cha'
Mess up my groove
No, Mista, can't you see
The wonders of the Universe

Written by Dianne Reeves / Teri Lyne Carrington / Chris Parks

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Cecile McLorin Salvant official bio:

Three-time Grammy Winner Cécile McLorin Salvant is the “finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade” (The New York Times). She returns with her quartet to perform music from her forthcoming Nonesuch release, Ghost Song, featuring a diverse mix of seven originals and five interpretations on the themes of ghosts, nostalgia, and yearning. Salvant says, “It’s unlike anything I’ve done before—it’s getting closer to reflecting my personality as an eclectic curator. I’m embracing my weirdness!”

Possessing a deep, velvety voice, rhythmic poise, and a sublime feel for the blues, Salvant combines conservatory-honed technique with a beguiling gift for lyrical interpretation — a singular, inimitable talent that won her the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Vocals Competition and drew the attention of early collaborators Jacky Terrasson and Wynton Marsalis. Her 2013 American debut album, the Grammy-nominated WomanChild, was the first real opportunity for American audiences to hear why Salvant had become a European sensation, and since then, her profile has taken a meteoric course around the world. For these dates, she performs with a phenomenal new quartet including pianist Sullivan Fortner, who partnered with Salvant on the duo release The Window.

With a repertoire full of lesser-known jazz and blues gems and a sly gift for lyrical re-interpretation through her contemporary sensibility, Salvant brings theatrical intensity to every song she sings.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant live tour dates (2021 - 2022):

Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 - Boston, MA @ New England Conservatory
Dec. 11 - Princeton, NJ @ Berlind Theater
Dec. 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Zellerbach Theater
Jan. 13 - Mirimas, France @ Theatre la Colonne
Jan. 15 - Marciac, France @ L’Astrada
Jan. 18 - Milan, Italy @ Blue Note
Jan. 20 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Moods Jazz Club
Jan. 23 - Basel, Switzerland @ Stadt Casino
Feb. 5 - Boston, MA @ Berklee Performing Center
Feb. 6 - Greenwich, CT @ Greenwich Library
Feb. 8 - Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center
Feb. 10 - San Francisco, CA @ SF Jazz (Miner Auditorium)
Feb. 11 - San Francisco, CA @ SF Jazz (Miner Auditorium)
Feb. 12 - San Francisco, CA @ SF Jazz (Miner Auditorium)
Feb. 13 - San Francisco, CA @ SF Jazz (Miner Auditorium)
March 10 -11 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Stockholm Concert Hall
March 13 - Oslo, Norway @ Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria
March 15 - Vienna, Austria @ Wiene Konzerthaus
March 17 - Waiblingen, Germany @ Buergerzentrum
March 18 - Cologne, Germany @ Philharmonie
March 19 - Kassel, Germany @ Jazz Festival Staatstheater
March 21 - Brno, Czech Republic @ Besedni Dum
March 25 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ DR Concert Hall
March 26 - Vejle, Denmark @ Vejle Musik Teater
March 27 - Aarhus, Denmark @ Musikhuset Aarhus
April 16 - Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Cultural Center Theater
April 23 - Newport News, VA @ Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center
May 13-14 - New York, NY @ Jazz at Lincoln Center (Rose Hall) - NYC debut of new commission / album Ghost Song
May 15 - North Cape May, NJ @ Exit Zero Jazz Festival
June 2 - Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
June 3 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Symphony Center
June 10 - Charleston, SC @ Spoleto Festival

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Typo catcher: Cecilie McClorin Savant, Dianne Reaves, Hey Mister