Madeleine Peyroux

Part of Great Performers Series 2011-2012

Saturday, October 8, 2011

8:00 pm

$35 Lower Tier $30 Upper Tier $32/$27 Flex Pack $27 Seniors $27 Buffalo State faculty/staff $15 Student Rush

Stylish and beguiling describes French-American singer/songwriter and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux. She’s at times reminiscent of Billie Holiday, a primary influence; but she covers a wider repertoire that blends jazz, acoustic blues, country ballads, torch songs and pop that sounds both classic and contemporary. Her bittersweet, brokenhearted alto shines on tunes by Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, and Joni Mitchell. She has also written some indelible, soul-baring songs of her own. Her new CD, Standing on The Rooftop, is another brilliant album to what is already a notable and brilliant career.