7/17/2010
Mountain Stage Show Reprised
Madeleine's Mountain Stage show in August 2009 is scheduled for an encore presentation that feeds to stations on July 30. Air times vary by station and a complete list of those carrying Mountain Stage can be found here:
http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstageaffiliates.aspx
The following week the set will be posted at NPR.org/MountainStage and archived for continued access. You can connect with the Mountain Stage folks at facebook.com/mountainstage and myspace.com/mountainstage.
6/17/2010
Action for Children Online Charity Auction
Madeleine has been supporting Action for Children, a charity that reaches out to children and young people in desperate need of help, by donating a piece of artwork to their Celebrity Journeys online charity auction from 15th June 2010 until the 15th July 2010.
The auction will include some fabulous artwork and all the money raised will be used to aid Action for Children’s efforts reaching out to those in need.
As well as the online auction, Action for Children will be holding an exclusive exhibition of the celebrity artwork at The Music Room in Mayfair. This is an invitation only event but you can enter their competition here for the chance to win 2 free tickets!
To view all the artwork and make your bid head over to their auction page.
1/15/2010
Emergency Benefit Concert for Haiti
PATTI SMITH, SWELL SEASON, JOSH RITTER, LEWIS BLACK, LIVING COLOUR, THE ANTLERS, ROSANNE CASH, MADELEINE PEYROUX AND MANY OTHERS SUPPORT HAITI OVER 4 NIGHTS AT CITY WINERY.
For more info: http://www.citywinery.com/news_items/18/
12/18/2009
Madeleine Peyroux Tours Down Under with Diana Krall & Melody Gardot
Returning in February and March 2010 to Australia and New Zealand for the first time since her sold out 2007 tour is the soulful and enigmatic Madeleine Peyroux. The Australian wrote of her last tour “...her singing was spectacular. Her tone was sweet and vulnerable and her phrasing was elastic...”
The tour also features performances by Diana Krall and Melody Gardot.
Fans of Diana Krall in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney will be treated to Diana performing with her band and a 42-piece orchestra, allowing them a rare opportunity to experience some of the vast catalogue of her music in the form that it was originally recorded. Meanwhile audiences at the Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley, Bowral and Yarra Valley A Day On The Green events will experience Diana and her band outdoors under the stars.
Tour dates are here
09/24/2009
Madeleine Peyroux To Release DVD Somethin’ Grand On November 24
Rounder Records is pleased to announce the release of Madeleine Peyroux’s first DVD Somethin’ Grand on November 24. The DVD running time is 142 minutes, and it includes a full-length concert, 5 bonus acoustic performances and an hour long documentary on Peyroux’s life and career.
The live concert portion was filmed in January, 2009 in an intimate LA club setting, and features 17 of her greatest hits. It captures the distinctive jazz chanteuse and her amazing band performing a mixture of her uniquely-styled covers alongside the very personal songs she has written for her most recent, critically acclaimed album, Bare Bones (Rounder).
The documentary portion of the DVD is a revealing film portrait which covers Peyroux’s background and history - from her days playing the streets of Paris, to her development as a brilliant interpreter of other people’s songs, into someone creating new songs from her own experiences.
09/12/2009
Mississippi Sheiks tribute album release date announced!
We are happy to announce that A Tribute to The Mississippi Sheiks "Things About Comin' My Way" is set for release worldwide on October 20, 2009.
Recorded and produced by Juno Award winning producer Steve Dawson, in Seattle, Vancouver, Ottawa and New York, this project fulfills a dream of Steve's to pay tribute to the work of this unique and historic group.
Between 1930 and 1935, The Mississippi Sheiks were the top selling group of its time, largely due to their hit ŇSitting On Top if the WorldÓ, also recorded by Cream, Bill Monroe, HowlinŐ Wolf and many more. An All-Star cast of internationally renowned artists have all recorded brand new versions of songs by The Mississippi Sheiks.
Each track is specifically for this project and does not appear on any other release. Ranging from traditional to the avant-garde, this tribute stands above others in quality and scope, and features artists well-known in blues, jazz, pop and rock genres. With exclusive recordings by Bruce Cockburn, Madeleine Peyroux, John Hammond, Kelly Joe Phelps, The North Mississippi Allstars, Oh Susanna with Van Dyke Parks, Bill Frisell, Geoff Muldaur, Robin Holcomb, Jim Byrnes, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, and more.
Click to read more
05/19/2009
Madeleine’s new video "Instead" on Amazon
Madeleine Peyroux is featured in this month's Spring into Jazz event on Amazon. Her artist page on Amazon features her new "Instead" video.
Click to see the "Instead" video
03/16/2009
Madeleine’s live radio concert at French radio station FRANCE INTER
Here is the link for Madeleine’s live radio concert at the French radio station FRANCE INTER. It will be live for the week.
Click to hear the concert
3/12/2009
Philadelphia Inquirer Article: Singer now of her own songs
With her new CD, Madeleine Peyroux abandons the security of covering numbers associated with others.
Click to go to full article
3/11/2009
Nashville Scene Article: Madeleine Peyroux gets out from under the covers
When is a jazz singer not a jazz singer? No, we're not headed for tiresome quibbling over what makes "real jazz" -- I'm just thinking of how easily Madeleine Peyroux's Billie Holiday-inspired phrasing and cool swing grooves can beguile me into thinking of her as simply an unusually laid-back interpreter of standards, rather than as the sophisticated singer-songwriter she is gradually proving herself to be.
Click to go to full article
3/10/2009
Paste Article: Peyroux crosses over into full-fledged-songwriter terrain
But on this, her fifth full-length in 13 years of recording, Peyroux crosses over into full-fledged-songwriter terrain, penning or co-authoring all 11 tracks.
Click to go to full article
03/06/2009
Madeleine Peyroux is now on tour in U.S. Europe, & Far East
Madeleine's tour will take her around the globe. See the Dates page for more info
12/7/2008
'Bare Bones' Madeleine's upcoming album will be released on March 10, 2009
Madeleine once again paired with producer Larry Klein for her upcoming album,'Bare Bones'.
12/7/2008
Second Sunday interview from Nov 23, 2008
Second Sunday interview with Danielle Gasparro. Interview teaser and links to photos and audio archive interview.
12/1/2008
Billboard Article: Peyroux Goes 'Bare' On New Album
Billboard Article: Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux teams with famed producer Larry Klein, Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Joe Henry on her new album, 'Bare Bones,' due March 10 from Rounder.
12/14/2007
Acoustic Guitar.com Article: Madeleine Peyroux's Blues
Acoustic Guitar.com Article: Madeleine took her guitar from busking on the streets to international acclaim, and she keeps it at the heart of her award-winning jazz- and blues-tinged songwriting and interpreting.
09/25/2007
All-star cast of artists contribute to fight against homelessness
The CD project, is an eclectic collaboration involving homeless musicians and celebrity artists (such as singers Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Merchant, Jon Bon Jovi, Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Dan Zanes, Jewel, Pete Seeger, actor Danny Glover, Madeleine Peyroux, Buffalo Tom, Sweet Honey in the Rock, John Sebastian, Sonya Kitchell, Michelle Shocked, Mario Frangoulis, Mighty Sam McClain and actor Tim Robbins) produced and released by Appleseed Recordings
07/14/2007
Madeleine awarded Best International Jazz Artist at the BBC Jazz Awards July 12 2007.
Madeleine was presented her award by Ricky Lee Jones, she performed 'Dance me to the end of Love' at the awards ceremony.
06/15/2007
Madeleine Walks In Footsteps of The Beatles on June 28 Sundance Channel show
Many of the world's music greats will traverse the legendary crosswalk outside London's Abbey Road Studios to play sessions for a new series on The Sundance Channel. The Live From Abbey Road series starts Thursday, June 21, 10 p.m. and over the course of weeks will feature performances by David Gilmour, Madeleine Peyroux, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul Simon, Snow Patrol, and Norah Jones. It's not just for music snobs: Iron Maiden play, too. To kick it all off, John Mayer puts on a Fender Stratocaster display that's more Stevie Ray Vaughan than Buddy Holly.
06/12/2007
Toronto Globe And Mail Interview: Madeleine Peyroux wants to put hiatus behind her
The last time Peyroux played Toronto, she appeared at a small downtown club. Tomorrow, the jazzy, bluesy, 32-year-old chanteuse who sounds far more like Billie Holiday than Jones, is taking the stage at a far more prestigious venue: Massey Hall. In a recent interview, Peyroux - she's now based in Brooklyn, N.Y., after living many years abroad - said she enjoys touring the United States more than she once did. "In a way, American audiences are more challenging than European. I'm playing American music back to Americans. They don't generally have the same passion for it, but it's beautiful and because of the social content, there's a potentially deeper understanding."
06/8/2007
Madeleine Interviewed And Performs On The Current
Madeleine Peyroux has been recording for over a decade, but most people only got to know her when she released her second album "Careless Love" in 2004. Her latest disc is a mix of covers and originals. Mary Lucia, host of Minnesota Public Radio show The Current, talked with her about how to put your stamp on another person's song without coming off like William Shatner. Songs performed: "I'm Alright," "Half the Perfect World," and "A Little Bit."
Listen to Madeleine on The Current
05/23/2007
Madeleine Peyroux to perform at the BBC Jazz Awards 2007
On July 12, Madeleine Peyroux will perform live at the BBC Jazz Awards 2007. Peyroux is nominated for Radio 2 Jazz Artist of the Year.
04/22/2007
Madeleine nominated for Radio 2 Jazz Artist of the Year in the BBC Jazz Awards 2007
Often compared to Billie Holiday, Madeliene Peyroux has spent the last eleven years perfecting her blend of jazz, roots music and folk, most notably on the million selling "Careless Love."
03/21/2007
Madeleine Peyroux helps honor Odetta at WFMA awards ceremony
Madeleine Peyroux shared in the immense honor of the festive World Folk Music Association's award ceremony for Odetta, which was held in Washington D.C. on March 21st and will be televised on PBS at a later date. We'll let you know once the broadcast date is announced. In the meantime, we've posted two of the special photographs from the show beautifully captured by Peter Cunningham (www.egoalter.com, www.wordwiseweb.com, www.stilltv.com) in the photos section. Or visit http://www.wordwiseweb.com/2007/odetta/ to see the full set.
03/08/2007
sj-r.com Article: Emotion takes Peyroux's jazz to a deeper level
sj-r.com Article: In an age when the fluffiest pop acts boast of penning their own songs, jazz chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux may be a bit of an anomaly.
While Peyroux tried her hand at songwriting for the first time on her latest album, "Half of a Perfect World," the thirtysomething singer doesn't feel the need to attach a "songwriter" suffix in order to be taken seriously as an artist.
03/01/2007
Nashville Scene Article: Madeleine Peyroux may just be the next great vocal interpreter of our time
Nashville Scene Article: ... If anything, "River" hints that as good as Peyroux sounds on the rest of Half the Perfect World, she's capable of even more. If Peyroux, only 33, continues to grow as she has through her first three albums, she shows the potential to develop into one of the premiere vocal interpreters of her time.
01/17/2007
NPR Interview: Madeleine Peyroux's Nearly 'Perfect World'
Anytime Madeleine Peyroux sings, her music sounds a little different. The Georgia-born Peyroux (her last name is pronounced like the country Peru) became famous, in part, for putting her idiosyncratic touch on time-tested standards. Many have compared her voice to Billie Holliday's.
01/12/2007
Daily Record Article: Madeleine Peyroux can't hide from fame
Daily Record Article: Legendary singer song writer, novelist and poet Leonard Cohen personally thanked Madeleine Peyroux for covering one of his songs.
He was delighted that the 32-year-old jazz singer chose his relatively new song Half The Perfect World on her current album of the same name.
12/14/2006
London Concert Review: A singer on Holiday
The Evening Standard Article: Madeleine Peyroux may sound superficially like a cosy jazz chanteuse, but fans have been warned repeatedly that there is a temperamental artiste lurking beneath that unglamorous exterior.
Anyone here who had read her recent press would be forgiven for expecting her either to storm off early or start breathing fire.
However, there was no evidence of volatility just over a year after her last visit to the Barbican. A casual smile, a tapping of the toe, and she was off, entirely immersed in her songs.
12/11/2006
Edinburgh Concert Review: ...a better slice of laid-back jazz you'd be hard pressed to find
Scotsman.com Article: French-American jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux has been much talked about of late, mostly by people comparing her voice to that of the great Billie Holliday, and as a result her albums have been selling like proverbial hot cakes. She was in Edinburgh in support of her latest offering, Half the Perfect World, and a better slice of laid-back jazz you'd be hard pressed to find to listen to on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
10/17/2006
Chicago Concert Review: Madeleine Peyroux put her signature on love songs
MetroMix.com Article: A good interpreter's job is more complicated than it may seem. First, she must have the taste and sensitivity to recognize suitable material. Second, she must have a hint of arrogance to think she can do better, or at least differently, but also enough humbleness to temper those instincts. Then, if she's done her job right, she'll disguise all that hard work and make you forget the original ever existed.
Madeleine Peyroux isn't quite up to that level yet, but at the Vic Saturday night she proved she's well on her way. Unlike the milquetoast crossover jazz singers that clutter the charts with standards and holiday tunes, Peyroux is able to translate each perfect turn of phrase of her well-chosen selections into her particular idiom (lightly swinging WW II-vintage backroom blues) without playing the wounded, haunted chanteuse.
10/14/2006
Minneapolis Concert Review: Peyroux not perfect but shows rare gift
Star-Tribune Article: Peyroux firmly demonstrated in her 90-minute performance that her voice is nonetheless a graceful, rare instrument that's not so easily copied. Even a song as simple as "Smile" sounded untouchable when led by her.
10/13/2006
Madeleine Peyroux celebrates Tony Bennett's 80th birthday
Madeleine Peyroux celebrates Tony Bennett's 80th. Madeleine joins hosts George Clooney, Billy Crystal, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson and Bruce Willis along with today's top musical talent in a live on-stage performance honoring a living legend, Tony Bennett. The event will benefit Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps, including the Los Angeles area camp, The Painted Turtle. Madeleine is scheduled to perform with several others including Marc Anthony, Kelly Clarkson and Rascal Flatts. The event will take place Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 7:30 PM at The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
10/09/2006
Los Angeles Concert Review: Peyroux's stylistic jigsaw of styles
Los Angeles Times Article: Neither comparison - to Jones or Holiday - is exactly on target. Peyroux, in fact, seems to have a jigsaw musical personality. When she arrived onstage at Royce, guitar in hand, wearing a long, plain dress, she had the look of a '60s folkie.
10/07/2006
Oakland Concert Review: It's the real thing -- no longer a careless love for Peyroux
InsideBayArea Article: As shown at the Paramount, as well as with her recently released CD "Half the Perfect World," Peyroux definitely has her own thing going on. Like Holiday, she is rooted in the blues.
10/06/2006
Minneapolis Concert Preview: Peyroux's purr-fection
Star Tribune Article: Madeleine Peyroux has gone from busker on the Paris streets to a best-selling chanteuse.
It was daunting enough for jazz-cafe crooner Madeleine Peyroux to do a duet with chanteuse extraordinaire k.d. lang. Adding to the challenge was that they were recording a Joni Mitchell song with Larry Klein, who used to be Mitchell's husband, producer and bass player.
10/04/2006
Madeleine Peyroux tour extends into 2007. Dates added for Australia, New Zealand, and U.S.
Madeleine Peyroux will take her "Half the Perfect World" tour to Australia and New Zealand in January 2007, winding up back stateside for additional U.S. dates in February. More information can be found under the Dates tab on this site.
10/03/2006
Time Article: Finding Her Voice, Madeleine Peyroux has proved she can nail jazz classics. Now she's tackling a modern sound. By William Boston in Berlin.
In the crowded corner of a Berlin bookstore, Madeleine Peyroux, with her acoustic guitar slung across her shoulders, seems a bit lost. Dressed in faded jeans and a white peasant blouse, she looks more like the forlorn street singer in Paris, where she spent her youth, than a woman whose last record sold more than a million copies and has concert halls booked around the world to promote a new one. "This is the worst part," she says. "This in-between time when the work is done, but the record isn't really out yet and you don't know if people will like it."
10/02/2006
Seattle Concert Review: Madeleine Peyroux delivers subtle, elegant show at the Moore
Concert Review: Madeleine Peyroux's music is an exploration in volume but not in the direction of loud, louder, loudest. No, the Georgia-born jazz singer takes it the other way: quiet, quieter, quietest.
Friday night at the Moore, the bulk of her set was a subtle and somnolent affair drawing mostly from her recently released "Half the Perfect World." Lyrically, Peyroux's melancholy coos wander around like lost love letters or those never sent. And whether it an original tune or one she interprets, nature (rain in particular) is a common reference. From the "I'm going where the sun keeps shining through the pouring rain" of "Everybody's Talking" to Chaplin's "Smile" with the lilting inspiration.
09/21/2006
"Half the Perfect World" enters the Billboard 200 at position 33
Madeleine Peyroux's latest release, "Half the Perfect World", entered the Billboard 200 at position 33. The album is garnering acclaim from critics and fans alike.
07/18/06
Madeleine Peyroux to appear in Warner Bros. film "Lucky You"
Madeleine Peyroux will appear on screen in the upcoming Warner Bros. film "Lucky You" singing "Dance Me to the End of Love". The film is scheduled to open in theaters in early September. The movie is directed by Curtis Hanson (8 Mile, L.A. Confidential) and stars Drew Barrymore, Eric Bana, Robert Duvall, Robert Downey Jr. and Debra Messing.
01/19/06
Madeleine Peyroux Wins A 2005 Borders Original Voices Award
For the first time, the 2005 Borders Original Voices program included music selections and from the group of six finalists, Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux was selected as the winner. In choosing this title as the award recipient, music committee members said, "It is Peyroux's voice that first catches your ear, but it is her beautiful, laid back, melodic jazz treatments of everything from Leonard Cohen to Bob Dylan to Hank Williams that keeps you listening."
12/08/05
Madeleine Lends Her Voice to Benefit CDs
KFOG (104.5 97.7) KFOG Live from the Archives, Vol.12 (benefits Bay Area Food Banks and other non-profit organizations) Madeleine Peyroux "Don't Wait Too Long" KBCO (97.3 FM, Boulder, CO) KBCO Studio C, Vol.17 (benefits the Boulder County AIDS Project) Madeleine Peyroux "Don't Wait Too Long"
WDET (101.9 FM, Detroit, MI) DET Live, Vol.4 (benefits the Public Radio Station WDET) Madeleine Peyroux – "Don't Wait Too Long"
WBOS (92.9 FM, Boston, MA) Studio 7 - Live From The Archives, Vol.3 (benefits the American Red Cross for their ongoing efforts on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Katrina) Madeleine Peyroux – "Don't Wait Too Long"
11/03/05
Madeleine named Best New Jazz Artist
XM Satellite Radio announced the winners of the first annual XM Nation Music Awards. Madeleine Peyroux was named Best New Jazz Artist. Nearly 1.4 million votes were cast by music fans nationwide for nominated artists and categories selected by XM's programming staff.
11/29/05
Madeleine Peyroux Headlines Life Through Art Benefit, Los Angeles
Madeleine will headline the Life Through Art's Red Party on Friday, December 2, 2005 at 8pm The Hollywood Roosevelt, Los Angeles. The Life Through Art Foundation is committed to providing educational opportunities in the arts for young students and artists who otherwise would not be able to finance such endeavors. The foundation supports students pursuing various forms of education in any area of the arts.
11/22/05
Madeleine Peyroux Performs at KFOG's Concert for Kids
Madeleine performed at KFOG's 20th Annual Concert for Kids on Saturday, December 3, 2005 at 7pm Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco KFOG's Concert for Kids is a benefit for the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation and Toys for Tots. Concert attendees are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped book or toy for the Marines's Toys for Tots Program. Since their inception, KFOG's Concert for Kids shows have been the largest single collection event for the Marines's Toys for Tots Program in Northern California.
08/25/05
Madeleine Peyroux "Don't Wait Too Long" & Levis Dockers
"Don't Wait Too Long" from Careless Love will be featured in a national Levis Dockers commercial this fall. Madeleine's music has also been featured recently in the film "Monster-In-Law", and in the soundtracks to the TV shows 'Family Bonds' and 'Queer as Folk'.
08/02/05
Madeleine Peyroux Certified Gold in the UK & France
Congratulations to Madeleine Peyroux. Careless Love has just recently gone gold in the UK, where the album has just broken into the Top Ten album chart, and France.
07/11/2011
New Madeleine Peyroux/Woody Guthrie song: "Wild Card in the Hole"
Madeleine has composed and recorded music for new Woody Guthrie lyrics! The song, 'Wild Card In the Hole', will be available on the 429 Records compilation cd entitled 'Note of Hope':
For more info:
http://www.amazon.com/Note-Hope-Celebration-Woody-Guthrie/dp/B005ARYEFK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1314121803&sr=1-1
07/11/2011
Spinner.com features live video: "The Things I've Seen Today"
The live recording of 'The Things I've Seen Today' below features Peyroux and her band in full form, with a rustic country lead line and a subtle whirling Rhodes piano combining to make the perfect backdrop for her sultry, sad vocals.
http://www.spinner.com/2011/07/11/madeleine-peyroux-the-things-ive-seen-today-video/
04/5/2011
Blue Note Jazz Benefit for Japan at the Highline Ballroom
An Evening of Jazz in NYC to benefit Japan - featuring Madeleine Peyroux, Joe Lovano, Karrin Allyson, Sonny Fortune, Antonio Hart, Eldar, Eddie Gomez, Janis Siegel, Allan Harris, Bob Mover & many more.
http://www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=1943
03/15/2011
MADELEINE PEYROUX PREVIEWS NEW ALBUM 'STANDING ON THE ROOFTOP' (JUNE 14, EMARCY/DECCA) WITH BEATLES' TRACK "MARTHA, MY DEAR" AND BRAND NEW ORIGINAL SONG
The compelling vocalist and songwriter Madeleine Peyroux will reveal two tracks from her recently completed new album with digital EP available everywhere on March 29. Helmed by noted producer Craig Street (Norah Jones, k.d. Lang, Cassandra Wilson) and featuring Marc Ribot on guitar/banjo along with Me'shell Ndegeocello on bass, Peyroux's latest sessions signal a new approach for the musician as she carries her jazz sensibilities into rootsier territory.
http://www.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=4781
01/4/2011
New album to be released in spring!
Madeleine's new album will be out this spring.
