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Melody Gardot (b. 1985) is a U.S. jazz musician based in Philadelphia, United States.
Born on 2nd February 1985 in New Jersey, she took up piano and played as a youngster on the nightclub scene of Philadelphia, influenced by jazz, folk, rock, and pop musics. At the age of nineteen she was a fashion student at the Community College of Philadelphia. On day, while riding her bicycle, the driver of a Jeep made an illegal turn, hurtling into Gardot, and leaving her in the street for dead. Hospitalised for months with multiple head injuries and pelvic fractures, her love of music was the best therapy she could receive.
Her musical beginning was prompted by a tending physician who was concerned with her cognitive impairment as a result of head injury sustained in the accident. He believed that music would help her brain injury drastically improve, as it has been known to show remarkable results in improving people’s cognitive ability after such trauma. Music can help by rebuilding the pathways within the brain which are necessary for recalling data.
Following her doctor’s suggestion, Gardot made recordings bedside, while still unable to walk, and eventually released the works as an EP: Some Lessons: The Bedroom Sessions (2005). Gardot’s desire to be well, combined with a bit of luck, brought her to the attention of a local radio DJ at the AAA station WXPN (known for launching the careers of artists such as Amos Lee and Norah Jones). Her cognitive powers slowly but surely became pronounced, leading to the independent recording and release of her debut CD, Worrisome Heart, which was reissued in 2007 by Verve records.
Born on 2nd February 1985 in New Jersey, she took up piano and played as a youngster on the nightclub scene of Philadelphia, influenced by jazz, folk, rock, and pop musics. At the age of nineteen she was a fashion student at the Community College of Philadelphia. On day, while riding her bicycle, the driver of a Jeep made an illegal turn, hurtling into Gardot, and leaving her in the street for dead. Hospitalised for months with multiple head injuries and pelvic fractures, her love of music was the best therapy she could receive.
Her musical beginning was prompted by a tending physician who was concerned with her cognitive impairment as a result of head injury sustained in the accident. He believed that music would help her brain injury drastically improve, as it has been known to show remarkable results in improving people’s cognitive ability after such trauma. Music can help by rebuilding the pathways within the brain which are necessary for recalling data.
Following her doctor’s suggestion, Gardot made recordings bedside, while still unable to walk, and eventually released the works as an EP: Some Lessons: The Bedroom Sessions (2005). Gardot’s desire to be well, combined with a bit of luck, brought her to the attention of a local radio DJ at the AAA station WXPN (known for launching the careers of artists such as Amos Lee and Norah Jones). Her cognitive powers slowly but surely became pronounced, leading to the independent recording and release of her debut CD, Worrisome Heart, which was reissued in 2007 by Verve records.
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SMG_MP7A1 wrote:
Absolutely beautiful voice
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matheusmaia_ wrote:
No comparations with Diana Krall, please.
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groovy_cent wrote:
great voice.. love your songs and yourself
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Irenreinmerdok wrote:
great
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tyuig64 wrote:
<3
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MyMusicMyDivas wrote:
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MyMusicMyDivas wrote:
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Live @ Sellersville Theatre) ♥
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Ulalala16 wrote:
she's amazing...what a great smooth voice♥
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Arcadius13 wrote:
Melody, we need a new album! www.soulhouse.fora.pl
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blueapple_ccm wrote:
divine.
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hsxeric wrote:
New record please?
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MyMusicMyDivas wrote:
She is My , Melody is My, Little Precious ♥ <3
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ichraqsabbani wrote:
awsome voice
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DeeLOnela wrote:
Music saved her life,her music save my day always.
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omgitswes wrote:
There's just something about this woman that I can't get enough of
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madameobscure wrote:
<3
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dipolmomenti wrote:
en fait, elle, elle est ma musicothérapie!..grace a elle, je peux diminuer mes douleurs... melody,melody why I look to you? dites-moi melody qui vous regardera?
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Geri_AK wrote:
her music is like a winter fairy tale. can't get enough of it <3
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mfd89 wrote:
love : Les Etoiles
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GimmeJazz2 wrote:
Has got to be one of the most engaging jazz vocalists aside from her incredible musical talents ... this lady is the whole package ! Not to fall short in my appreciation for Diana Krall, each of these women are unique & incredible in their own right don't you think? :::)))
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Melody Gardot
Tollwood Sommerfestival 2012, Olympiapark Süd, München, Germany
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Melody Gardot - Live 2012
Jazz Open, Stuttgart, Germany
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mgardot: the most dangerous thing for a writer is unbound paper...... over 3 pounds…
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mgardot: the most dangerous thing for a writer is unbound
paper...... over 3 pounds showed themselves locked away in the
writing pile. geeeeeeezzzze
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