JazzFest.Wien Festival History

JazzFest.Wien 2015

Melody Gardot | Malia

Vienna State Opera  19.30  

Melody Gardot
(c: Universal Music)
Melody Gardot
(c: Universal Music)
Melody Gardot
(c: Universal Music)

Melody Gardot

Melody Gardot has established herself as a singer/songwriter with her fragile ballads. Her first two albums, “Worrisome Heart” and “My One and Only Heart”, contain some of the most beautiful songs since Nina Simone left the stage.

On “The Absence” Gardot transitions between tango, fado and desert blues. Her next as-yet-unnamed album is due out in May 2015.

line up:
Melody Gardot. Vocal, Piano, Guitar
Charles Staab. Drums, backing vocals
Mitchell Long. Guitar, backing vocals
Irwin Hall. Saxophone
Edwin Livingstone. Bass
Devin Greenwood. Keyboards, backing vocals
James Casey. Baritone Sax
Shareef Clayton. Trumpet

Malia (c: Mali Lazell)
(c: Mali Lazell)
Malia (c: Mali Lazell)
(c: Mali Lazell)

Malia

Jazz and soul singer Malia has travelled an artistic journey. Her musical palette ranges from her intense 2003 debut “Yellow Daffodils” to the poppy experimental “Young Bones” to the artistic chamber music of a Nina Simone on “Black Orchid”.

Recently she has released a surprising electronic album of nocturnal elegance. This talented vocalist has also been collaborating with Boris Blank, the electronic genius from the Swiss group Yello.

Their album “Convergence” has eleven sharp love songs which sound like a successful mix of Shirley Bassey and Sade. Malia’s lyrics mesh perfectly with the cool efficiency of Blank’s electro-music.

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