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The Arts Intel Report

Van Morrison with Melody Gardot

October 6, 2019
2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068, United States

The man who gave new meaning to the phrase “black Irish” delves deeper into jazz and blues with each passing year. Unlike Morrison, Gardot has good reason to wear shades onstage: the near-fatal bicycle crash that left her hypersensitive to light and sound, while improbably launching her career as a sultry, magnetic songwriter and chanteuse. —E.E.