Melanie O'Reilly & Trio - A Tribute to Anita O'Day at California Jazz Conservatory

One of the highlights of last year’s International Edinburgh Fringe Festival, award-winning jazz vocalist Melanie O’Reilly pays tribute to and captures the essence of an unconventional musical genius, Anita O’Day. who shattered the traditional image of the 'girl singer' with her smoky swinging style and brilliant sense of rhythm. Anita was captured in the iconic 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, in which she commanded the band and audience with an authority rarely seen in women of her day,
Melanie’s riveting performance brings new life to the legendary jazz vocalist. Featuring Frank Martin, piano, Fred Randolph on Bass, and Deszon Claiborne on drums....

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One of the highlights of last year’s International Edinburgh Fringe Festival, award-winning jazz vocalist Melanie O’Reilly pays tribute to and captures the essence of an unconventional musical genius, Anita O’Day. who shattered the traditional image of the 'girl singer' with her smoky swinging style and brilliant sense of rhythm. Anita was captured in the iconic 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, in which she commanded the band and audience with an authority rarely seen in women of her day,
Melanie’s riveting performance brings new life to the legendary jazz vocalist. Featuring Frank Martin, piano, Fred Randolph on Bass, and Deszon Claiborne on drums.
We are honored to have Jayne Sanchez of KCSM’s "The Jazz Oasis" as MC for this event.

" A gorgeous sound "— Contra Costa Times.
"The show’s a celebration, and O’Reilly makes every number her own, gliding effortlessly through rhythmic backbeats, sultry, soulful crooning and scatty flurries in virtuoso style. "— Three Weeks (Edinburgh Fringe Fest).
www.melanieoreilly.com

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