French-born jazz singer Cyrille Aimée didn’t grow up listening to Broadway show tunes. But when invited to participate in a 2013 tribute concert for Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim of Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods fame, she learned quickly. “His music is so rich in harmony, and the melodies are so intricate,” Aimée muses in a press release. “I don’t like putting names on music, but whatever jazz does, his music does it, too.” The New Orleans-based chanteuse mined Sondheim’s songbook for her 2019 album Move On: A Sondheim Adventure. Aimée shares this portion of her musical journey in a Sondheim-centric concert in Stowe.
