When I first got a copy of Melody Gardot’s first cd, Worrisome Heart, released in 2008, I was first put off by the cover shot. Something about those fashion eyeglasses made me think she was some kind ...

With her debut album Worrisome Heart, Melody Gardot displayed her instinctive gift for transforming the traditions of jazz and blues with “her personal kiss of life.” But even her most ardent admirers ...

Melody Gardot, a performer with fans around the world, has a personal story full of tragedy and comeback. With Anthony Mason this morning we TAKE NOTE: Her sultry voice has made Melody Gardot an ...

Melody Gardot emerged from her own smoky shadows of the mid-2000s as if she were some femme fatale emanating from a film noir movie. The plot twist was that she was the good girl, but it was her body ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...

Nearly killed in a bicycle accident at 19, Melody Gardot discovered her otherworldly voice while using music therapy to get through months in intensive care. Two years ago, she poured her newfound ...

I have but one quibble with Melody Gardot’s luscious, addictive-as-dark-chocolate sophomore CD, “My One and Only Thrill.” Strangely, it’s the bonus track, and it is the orchestral version of the best ...

The sound of Melody Gardot's voice feels like a swath of dramatic black and white, evoking images of film noir and mint juleps. In describing her demeanor and jazz-tinged music, words such as vamp, ...

This is Gardot’s fifth album in twelve years, a mix of standards and originals in which her voice is close-miked and properly out front in the mix. Peggy Lee, Eartha Kitt and Diana Krall bubbling (as ...

The confidence and maturity that cascades from Melody Gardot’s second Verve album “My One and Only Thrill” is not as readily evident in her live show, a 90-minute affair that produced sparks only at ...