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Born and raised in South Africa, Melanie Scholtz started playing piano when she was five, studied classical singing at the University Of Cape Town and has since released five albums as a leader.
She has performed all over Europe (being particularly popular in the Czech Republic) and has a strong command of the bebop vocabulary, as she shows on her LiveStream of Nov. 5, 2020.
Joined by Brian Charette who is best known as an organist (with an impressive history of his own), Melanie Scholtz displays a warm and strong voice, a wide range and a friendly personality on such songs as “Taking A Chance On Love,” “The Shadow Of Your Smile,” and “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.”
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Guitarist Drew Medlin, who earned a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of South Carolina (2016), is based in South Carolina where he has a teaching studio and plays gigs with his bands.
For his LiveStream of Nov. 4, 2020, Medlin is joined by excellent local musicians on trombone, tenor, electric bass and drums.
After their first number which is a bit reminiscent of the sound of the Crusaders, the music shifts a bit towards a more folk/pop style with the addition of a female singer who also plays guitar while the trombonist plays keyboards.
From then on the music becomes funkier while still containing jazz improvising as Medlin and his musicians (who are joined by a fine trumpeter) perform pleasing good-time groove music that includes some heated solos, most notably from the trombonist.
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The Amman Jazz Festival is the main annual jazz event that takes place in Jordan.
50 groups participated in the ninth edition during Nov. 5-10, 2020.
On the final night, Mira Habash performed in a trio with pianist Hannah Franjieh, guitarist Ibrahim Nawas, and drummer Hrag Mouradian.
Mira Habash is a vocalist who has performed in many different settings, ranging from classical and pop to acapella, but she is also a sensitive jazz singer with simple but effective delivery.
Among the songs that she performs during her set are “Autumn Leaves” and “La Vie En Rose.”
