Madeleine Peyroux

She’s a modern day Billie Holiday and she’s proved to be an uncannily insightful interpreter of old classics and modern tunes alike. Her new album, The Blue Room, sees the genre-blending singer reworking some landmark musical gems from Ray Charles, Randy Newman, and others. A charmingly humble musician, she bravely explores new grounds showing that like jazz itself she is willing to take new chances.