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Madeleine Peyroux at The Coach House

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Madeleine Peyroux The Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA August 19, 2023 On the eve of Tropical Storm Hilary barreling up the Southern California coast, Madeleine Peyroux was scheduled to perform at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. The storm threat did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the sold-out crowd who braved the elements to see this unique singer/songwriter do her thing. Backed by a crack band, featuring Guitar God Jon Herrington (the ...

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Madeleine Peyroux At Freight & Salvage

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Madeleine Peyroux Freight & Salvage The Anthem Tour Berkeley CA May 11, 2018 Popular singer/songwriter Madeleine Peyroux came to Berkeley's long running Freight & Salvage venue to fill a four night standing room only engagement. The veteran recording artist also brought a sparkling new band and featured songs from her current album Anthem, inspired by the late Canadian songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen who passed in 2016. The opening act was the provocative jny: ...

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Madeleine Peyroux: Secular Hymns

Read "Secular Hymns" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


A vent'anni dalla sua opera prima, Dreamland, la quarantatreenne cantante nativa di Athens (Georgia americana) e parigina d'adozione sforna il settimo album interamente a suo nome, in cui convivono anime diverse (e non è una novità), nel rispetto del titolo anche proprio come spettro temporale. È così che l'iniziale “Got You on My Mind" ci rimanda ai primissimi anni Cinquanta, in un clima molto garbato, equilibrato tra le varie (timbricamente preziose) forze in campo, il che si conferma via via ...

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Madeleine Peyroux: Secular Hymns

Read "Secular Hymns" reviewed by John Eyles


Remarkably, Madeleine Peyroux's Secular Hymns comes twenty years after her debut release, Dreamland (Atlantic, 1996), which catapulted her into the public eye and garnered heaps of praise. Since then her voice has often been compared to mid-career Billie Holiday, and that comparison remains valid on Secular Hymns. Some singers would find that a millstone around their neck, but Peyroux continues to wear it well. It is surprising that, two decades since Dreamland, this is only her seventh solo album release. ...

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Madeleine Peyroux at Yoshi's Oakland

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Madeleine Peyroux Yoshi's Oakland Oakland California October 27, 2015 Madeleine Peyroux flew into the comfortable confines of Yoshi's Oakland for a two-day mid week stand. On this Tuesday evening, she featured hit songs from her first anthology album Keep Me in Your Heart for a While: The Best of Madeleine Peyroux (Rounder, 2014). The opening night's second set showcased her personalized blend of blues, jazz and country. Her trio included veterans Jon Herington and Barak ...

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Madeleine Peyroux: Keep Me In Your Heart For A While: The Best Of Madeleine Peyroux

Read "Keep Me In Your Heart For A While: The Best Of Madeleine Peyroux" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Vocalist and composer Madeleine Peyroux has a stylistic reach well beyond that of jazz. Her only peer in this respect is Nora Jones. True, she has a great fascination with Billie Holiday, but she has managed to assimilate this influence into her own presence and parlay it into the para-jazz realm with intelligent programming and song choice. These have been the hallmark of Peyroux's art over her six recordings. Peyroux's music is beautifully crafted and organic with ...

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Madeleine Peyroux: The Blue Room

Read "The Blue Room" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


The nucleus of Madeleine Peyruoux's The Blue Room is Ray Charles' Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (ABC, 1962). It was an idea percolating in the brain of long-time Peyroux producer Larry Klein, who was considering a re-examination of the Charles classic and evolved into something more than a simple homage, something with the same intention as Charles had fifty years ago. Collaborating with Peyroux, Klein decided on other songs the two favored, adding to the Charles Country canon ...


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