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MUSIC
Melanie Scholtz Album Launch
Venue: Artscape, DF Malan St, Cape Town. Tel: (021) 421 7695
Time: 5:00pm
Price: R50
Performances: 7 Feb 2010
Genre: Jazz
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Connected, Melanie Scholtz’s new album will be launched at
the Artscape Theatre on Sunday 7 February 2010 at 5pm. Presented by
Artscape in celebration of Melanie’s recent 2010 Standard Bank Young
Artist Award for Jazz, the event features Melanie and her band The Love
Apples who will perform music from the album interspersed with some
fabulous jazz standards.
Melanie will also be joined by the Artscape Youth Jazz Vocal
Ensemble who have been part of Artscape’s Youth Jazz Festival for the past
four years and in which Melanie has had a significant role. This year’s
festival takes place on 18th June and details will be announced at the
launch.
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Marlene le Roux (Artscape) said; ‘Melanie has served as the
main mentor to young musicians in Artscape’s Youth Jazz programme. She is
passionate, hardworking and a role model for all. From her humble
beginnings growing up in the Flats, the Standard Bank Young Artist Award
gives hope and inspiration to many other young musicians. They too can
fulfil a dream of becoming a top musician like Melanie.’
About the new album Melanie says; ‘Connected features
original compositions with my band The Love Apples - Andrew Lilley on
piano, Charles Lazar on double bass, Jonno Sweetman on drums, Gorm
Helfjord on guitar and Norwegian trumpeter Ole Jorn Myklebust. Ole Jorn
Myklebust is also the producer of the album. It was recorded in February
2009 at Sunset Studios in Stellenbosch by Jurgen von Wechmar. The
compositions are inspired by Africa and Scandinavia and uncluttered in
terms of arrangements and instrumentation. It is very different from my
first ‘Zillion Miles’ as it is cleaner and fresher making use of less
overdubs, backing harmonies and backing vocals - simpler and more grown
up. The launch of Connected on 7 February will also give a taste of my
standards album, Living Standards Vol 1, to be launched in April.’
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