JamCellars presents Madeleine Peyroux

“There is magic in live music that cannot be diminished” says Madeleine Peyroux, “there is nothing more perfect than pure music, how it resonates in every corner of a room through every person – that’s what music is and that’s what I’m here for.”

For over three decades, jazz virtuoso Peyroux has travelled the world and graced the grandest concert halls to do just that – “share the magic of music with audiences, connect with people and uplift their spirits.” From entertaining passersby as a busker on the streets of Paris, to captivating thousands on sold out world tours – singular Peyroux has channeled the power of music to bring people together, dialogue with audiences and build a community.

“I am part of this great Jazz story, a long tradition of music greats” she explains, “from Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday to Allen Toussaint and countless others, the incredible innovators who built a beautiful legacy and created a new musical language – Jazz is one of the greatest things that America has brought to the world; and I am here to continue the story.”

Georgia born Peyroux was raised in “a house filled with music.” Her mother sang and played the ukulele – an instrument she gifted little Madeleine that will remain with her for life. Peyroux recalls them playing together, loving music from a very early age and instinctively recognizing music’s power to comfort and sooth. When she was 12 her parents divorced and Peyroux moved to Paris with her mother – it was a turbulent time but that is how she found music to be her calling.