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Melody Diachun

New album EQ now available

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NEW RELEASE! Melody's new album EQ on the Cellar Live! label now available at CellarLive.com and CD Baby.com as a cd, or downloadable individual tracks, or complete album.JUNO NOMINATION! Altered Laws' album Metaphora, with Melody as special guest, was nominated for a 2008 JUNO Award for 'Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year"!

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Juno nominee Melody Diachun has been hailed as “one of the world’s finest young jazz composers and vocalists” (Gerry Young, BRAVO!TV). Her first two independant releases, Lullaby of the Leaves and Dreams and Places presented her as one of Canada’s emerging jazz stars, both as a gifted songwriter and a versatile, understated singer. On her third album, EQ, the Montreal–born artist takes a substantial leap forward with her quintet, transcending genre distinctions to deliver a vibrant, highly original milestone.Based in Vancouver, a long established hotbed of Canadian musical creativity, Melody is an in–demand performer and recording artist. She is a favorite on national radio, and has starred in her own episode of the television series JAZZMAN which airs regularly on BRAVO!TV, The BET Network and Cool TV. For more please visit melodydiachun.com or the Melody Diachun EQ band site at mdeq.ca

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Member Since: 2/17/2007
Band Website: http://MDEQ.ca"melodydiachun.comMDEQ.ca
Band Members: EQ
2008

Melody Diachun (vocals), Tilden Webb (rhodes), Cory Weeds (saxes), Doug Stephenson (bass) and Dan Gaucher (drums).

dreams & places
2006

Melody Diachun (lead and bg vocals, french horn, percussion), Doug Stephenson (guitars, electric bass, acoustic bass, drums, bg vocals), Dave Restivo (piano, rhodes, organ), Chris Andrew (piano, rhodes, organ), Tom Keenlyside (flute, alto flute, bass flute, soprano sax, tenor sax), Tilden Webb (rhodes), Andrew Glover (pinao, rhodes, organ), Bobbi Lee (bg vocals). Produced by Doug Stephenson.

Lullaby of the Leaves
2002

Melody Diachun (vocals), Bob Murphy (piano) and Doug Stephenson (acoustic bass and guitar).

Melody also appears on the following recordings:
Cool Down
2008
Gabriel featuring Jeff Lorber

Metaphora - Juno nominated album
2007
Altered Laws

truth be told
2006
kris

Forbidden Fruit
2004
Andy Stephenson

Late, Late Show
1990
McGill Swing Band
Influences: LOVE, LOVE, LOVE: Prince / Shirley Horn / Stevie Wonder / D'Angelo / Donny Hathaway / Joni Mitchell / Billie Holiday / Miles Davis / Steely Dan / Coltrane / Chaka Khan / Me'Shell Ndegeocello / Jobim / Herbie Hancock / Chet Baker / Kenny Garrett / Robert Plant / Branford Marsalis / The Police / Keith Jarrett / Uri Caine / The Roots / Johnny Mandel / Sarah Vaughan / Bonnie Raitt / Gonzalo Rubalcalba / Beady Belle . . .
Sounds Like: "A fresh sound which unites the freedom and excitement of jazz expression with a modern, groove–oriented rhythmic base."

(You tell me.)
Record Label: Cellar Live!
Type of Label: Indie