Ladies sing …Jazz!
Με ένα πιάνο, ένα μπάσο, ντράμς, την κιθάρα της και μερικά από τα ωραιότερα jazz κομμάτια που έχουν γραφτεί ποτέ, η Madeleine Peyroux (Μαντλέν Πεϊρού) επιστρέφει στην Αθήνα για μια ξεχωριστή συναυλία το Σάββατο 5 Νοεμβρίου στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών. Μετά τις αποθεωτικές κριτικές που εισέπραξε στις προηγούμενες εμφανίσεις της στην Αθήνα η γεννημένη στην Αθήνα (της Τζόρτζια των Η.Π.Α.) Μαντλέν, θα βρεθεί στη σκηνή του Μεγάρου Μουσικής Αθηνών με αφορμή την πρόσφατη κυκλοφορία της νέας δισκογραφικής της παραγωγής με τίτλο «Standing on the Rooftop»(Ιούνιος 2011) το οποίο περιλαμβάνει νέα δικά της τραγούδια και σηματοδοτεί μια νέα προσέγγιση για την ερμηνεύτρια καθώς μεταφέρει τις τζαζ ευαισθησίες της σε πιο βαθιά μουσικά μονοπάτια αλλά και όλες εκείνες τις μεγάλες επιτυχίες μια νέα ερμηνευτική απόδοση και τις οποίες, απολαύσαμε μέσα από τα «moody smoke –and- whiskey» φωνητικά της Μαντλέν Πεϊρού.
Σε μια ιδιαίτερη μουσική βραδιά που «κρύβει» αρκετές ερμηνευτικές εκπλήξεις! Τι εννοούμε? Στη συναυλία της Madeleine Peyroux στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής η γνωστή -και αγαπημένη στο κοινό- Ελληνίδα ερμηνεύτρια Αλέξια, θα εμφανιστεί ως guest, ερμηνεύοντας μερικές από τις - υψηλής αισθητικής, γεμάτες αστείρευτη φαντασία - jazz συνθέσεις της.
«Απίστευτο τραγούδι, εξαιρετική ερμηνεία, σε πλημμυρίζει με την αισθαντικότητά της, φανερώνοντας μας την ευαίσθητη και λυρική πλευρά της.» Αυτή είναι η άποψη μιας θαυμάστριας του διαδικτύου, στο άκουσμα του τραγουδιού «Η Ώρα που Περνά»(Le Temps qui passe) που περιλαμβάνεται στη νέα εντυπωσιακή και ατμοσφαιρική παραγωγή της Αλέξιας με τίτλο “Re-Be”( και το οποίο κυκλοφορεί από την εταιρία Performance Street) μερικά τραγούδια όπως τα “Ηλεκτρισμός”, “Time/Love me”, “Raices volantes”, “My tango”, “You and I”, “This is our life”, ”Famagusta”, “Letter to the unborn”, “Η ώρα που περνά”, “The street I live”, “Sand or wind”, θα ακουστούν το Σάββατο 5 Νοεμβρίου στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών.
Madeleine Peyroux (born 1974, Athens, Georgia, USA) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Peyroux (French pronunciations noted for her vocal style, which has been compared to that of Billie Holiday.
Peyroux has cited Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Patsy Cline, Édith Piaf, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Mercer, Charlie Chaplin, Serge Gainsbourg and Bob Dylan as influences on her music.
Peyroux started singing at the age of fifteen, when she discovered street musicians in the Latin Quarter in Paris. She joined a group called the Riverboat Shufflers, first by passing around the hat, and then by singing. At sixteen she joined The Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band and spent a number of years touring Europe performing jazz standards.
When Peyroux was scheduled to start recording again, she was diagnosed with a health problem on her vocal cords.[6] By this time, she also had some disagreement with her record company, which led to a significant amount of time out of the spotlight and without recording.
[edit]1997–2003: pairing with William Galison
Peyroux spent much of the next six years busking in Paris, performing occasionally in clubs in the U.S., and generally living a low-key existence. She continued to contribute to works by other artists, but rarely appeared in clubs under her own name. In 1997, she covered the song "Life is Fine" as a Rainer Ptácek tribute
In May 2002, she joined multi-instrumentalist William Galison, and together they appeared at such venues as the Bottom Line, Joe's Pub, and the Tin Angel. In 2003 the duo released a seven-song EP entitled Got You on My Mind, which they sold at shows and online. However, in 2003, their relationship ended. At the time, Peyroux was in negotiations with Rounder Records and showed the EP as demo. Although Peyroux claims she told the record company it was co-written with Galison, this has resulted in an ongoing lawsuit
Got You on My Mind was re-released by Galison in August 2004; the original EP was expanded by the addition of four tracks by Galison.
Careless Love (2004) and Half the Perfect World (2006)
After signing up for Rounder, Peyroux was teamed with well-known record producer Larry Klein. In September 2004, she released her second solo album, Careless Love, to generally positive reviews. It went on to sell over a million copies worldwide and took her out of anonymity. The album opens with one of her best-known songs, a cover of Leonard Cohen's, "Dance Me to the End of Love", also featuring covers of Bob Dylan ("You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go"), Elliott Smith ("Between The Bars"), and Hank Williams ("Weary Blues"), among others. As usual, the album also contained a French track, "J'ai Deux Amours", and the only original track on the album was "Don't Wait Too Long" (in collaboration with Jesse Harris and Larry Klein). The songs she covered were mostly from the first half of the 20th century but her choices showed, according to several reviews, "impeccable taste".
Her third solo album, Half the Perfect World, was released on September 12, 2006. She collaborated with several artists, including Jesse Harris, Walter Becker, Larry Klein (who also produced the album), and k.d. lang, with whom Peyroux performed a cover of the Joni Mitchell song "River". Once again, the songs were carefully chosen, and she sang covers of more contemporary artists. Notable covers include "Blue Alert" and "Half the Perfect World" by Leonard Cohen/Anjani Thomas; "Smile" by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons; a rendition of Serge Gainsbourg's "La Javanaise" and Tom Waits' "(Looking for) the Heart of Saturday Night". Unlike her previous album, Half the Perfect World had four original tracks
On September 3, 2006, Peyroux performed a live session for Live from Abbey Road at Abbey Road Studios. She shared her episode with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol; it was aired in the UK on Channel 4 and in the USA on the Sundance Channel.[8] On July 12, 2007, she was awarded Best International Jazz Artist at the BBC Jazz Awards
Bare Bones (2009)
Her fourth solo album, Bare Bones, released on March 10, 2009, was a turning point in Peyroux's career with all original tracks. The album was produced by Larry Klein and she collaborated with songwriters Walter Becker, Joe Henry, David Batteau, and Julian Coryell. The album featured a sole Peyroux-penned composition, "I Must Be Saved", and its first single was "You Can't Do Me", a song with a soul-rock beat, a whole new style for the vocalist. The album received mostly favorable reviews and the lyrics were praised After its release the singer toured in the US, Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia.
On November 23, 2009, Somethin' Grand, Peyroux's first live concert album, was released. The DVD was filmed and recorded in Los Angeles in January 2009. Her set included nine out of the eleven songs of Bare Bones, as well some others from the previous albums. The DVD also contained a documentary, Somethin' Grand - A Portrait of Madeleine Peyroux, which offered a glimpse of her background and history.
Standing on the Rooftop (2011)
On January 4, 2011, Peyroux announced through her website that she would release a new album that spring.On March 15, she announced the actual release date to be June 14, 2011, under Decca Records which is to consist mainly of her newly written songsThe album was produced by Craig Street (Norah Jones, k.d. Lang, Cassandra Wilson) and "signals a new approach for the musician as she carries her jazz sensibilities into rootsier territory".
She also offered a two-song preview of the new album: a cover of Beatles' song "Martha, My Dear" and a new original song "The Things I've Seen Today" which she co-wrote with vocalist/violinist Jenny Scheinman. The two-track EP was released on March 29. The album itself features contributions from Marc Ribot on guitar/banjo, Me'shell Ndegeocello on bass, drummer Charley Drayton (Neil Young, Johnny Cash) and guitarist Chris Bruce (Seal, John Legend). The album was released on June 6, 2011. High-profile tour dates were to follow the release of the album
Collaborations
In 2008, Peyroux collaborated with Phil Roy on his third album, The Great Longing, as a duo on the track "Exceptionally Ordinary". Madeleine Peyroux also covered "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" from the Still Breathing soundtrack and "Life Is Fine" for a Rainer Ptácek tribute.
Peyroux is represented by American International Artists, a management group whose other artists include James Carter and Sarah Pedinotti.
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