Melissa Weikart

Melissa Weikart – piano, vocal, synthesiser

Melissa Weikart makes music to heal, airing out self-grievances and finding deeper answers to the riddles of life. Born in Paris, the singer and keyboardist came up in Boston, and relocated to France four years ago. Her music has since garnered national attention—she is the recipient of the Nancy Jazz emerging artist prize in 2022, and the Concours National de Jazz à la Défense instrumentalist prize in 2023. Weikart has always been driven by an experimental ethos that shapes her hybrid approach to music-making, combining improvisation with the effortless euphoria of pop music. Melissa Weikart displays all her finesse and delicacy on her new EP Easy, out in January which was nominated coup de Coeur de Coeur Radio France. She has shared the stage with Cecile McLorin Salvant, Thomas de Pourquery, Léon Phal, Laurent Bardainne, and Stacey Kent.