Jazz on a Summer's Day: a Tribute to Anita O'day Melanie O'reilly Quartet at Angelica's

Sunday October 5th, 2014 , 7:00pm show
Bell Stage Main Dining Room
Jazz on a Summer's Day: A Tribute to Anita O'Day
Melanie O'Reilly Quartet


A celebration of hip musical legend Anita O’Day performed by the “sultry, soulful” California-based Irish singer, Melanie O’Reilly – “the ideal soundtrack to a hot summer night”. (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
"Breathtaking, amazing emotional intensity - sheer virtuosity." (Irish Times).


Already firmly established in the pantheon of creative Irish artists, Melanie O’Reilly is recognized as one of Ireland’s international jazz ambassadors and celtic jazz pioneers. Having recently represented Ireland in a major international European Union Jazz festival at UCLA,Oct 2013, her recent performance at the National Concert Hall Dublin garnered the accolade as one of the “Top concerts of the year” of 2013, by Ireland’s Sunday Independent....

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Sunday October 5th, 2014 , 7:00pm show
Bell Stage Main Dining Room
Jazz on a Summer's Day: A Tribute to Anita O'Day
Melanie O'Reilly Quartet


A celebration of hip musical legend Anita O’Day performed by the “sultry, soulful” California-based Irish singer, Melanie O’Reilly – “the ideal soundtrack to a hot summer night”. (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
"Breathtaking, amazing emotional intensity - sheer virtuosity." (Irish Times).


Already firmly established in the pantheon of creative Irish artists, Melanie O’Reilly is recognized as one of Ireland’s international jazz ambassadors and celtic jazz pioneers. Having recently represented Ireland in a major international European Union Jazz festival at UCLA,Oct 2013, her recent performance at the National Concert Hall Dublin garnered the accolade as one of the “Top concerts of the year” of 2013, by Ireland’s Sunday Independent.

For this unique show, Melanie celebrates the musical jazz legend Anita O’Day
and her riveting performance brings new life to the memory of the great jazz vocalist, who shattered the traditional image of the ‘girl singer’ with her smoky swinging style and brilliant sense of rhythm.

..The show,” said Edinburgh Festival/Three Weeks Daily, “is a celebration, and O’Reilly makes every number her own ..effortlessly, rhythmic backbeats, sultry, soulful crooning in virtuoso style.” ****
The ideal soundtrack to a hot summer night". Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
"Breathtaking, amazing emotional intensity - sheer virtuosity." (Irish Times).

See video
Melanie performs "No Moon at All" from her show "Jazz on a Summer's Day: A Tribute to Anita O'Day"
Live at the Jazz School, Berkeley , CA. USA
with Frank Martin -piano, Fred Randolph- Bass, Deszon Claiborne -Drums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skqVqxkayfw


For more information go to http://melanieoreilly.com/melanies-tribute-to-jazz-legend-anita-oday/
Premier Seating $20.00
Regular Seating $15.00 on line or $21.00 at the door

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