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Melanie Scholtz

About Me

Melanie Scholtz was born to sing. This classically trained vocalist, composer and lyricist has that quality that has become rare in todays music industry - real talent.
At the age of 26 she is highly respected by fellow musicians in her home city of Cape Town and she has enjoyed success as a freelance singer with her incredible versatility, spanning genres as diverse as jazz, opera, musical theatre, pop and R&B.
Melanie Scholtz at last now releases her first solo album Zillion Miles.
The album was produced by Norwegian Thor Kvande and features some of South Africas finest musicians. This album represents a variety of styles, making it a must-have for anyone interested in where South African music is going.
Jazz, pop, rock, soul and African music is blended into one coherent and distinctive style unique to Melanie Scholtz and her band.
This is not, however, the first time Melanie Scholtz reaches a large audience. She has performed with Cape Town Philharmonic orchestra and sang the South African anthem in front of millions of TV viewers at The Presidents Cup in George.
She featured on Mozambiquan guitarist Jimmy Dludlus radio hit Peaceful Moment and has shared a stage with names like Al Jarreau, Sibonghile Khumalo, Gerald Veasley and Joe McBride.

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Member Since: 4/7/2006
Band Website: www.melaniescholtz.net
Band Members: Gorm Helfjord - Guitar Shane Cooper - Bass Mark Fransman - Saxophones, Vocals, Keys Sean ou Tim - Drums Frank Paco - Drums
Influences: Ella Fitzgerald, Jill Scott, Dianne Reeves, Kathleen Battle, Sting, Christina Agulilera, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman, Diana Ross, Pat Metheny, Diana Krall, Silje Nergaard, Chet Baker, Erykah Badu, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Chick Corea, Brad Meldhau, Herbie Hancock, Abdullah Ibrahim, Mark Fransman, Gorm Helfjord, KT Tunstall
Sounds Like: Sting, Silje Nergaard, Jill Scott, KT Tunstall, Miriam Makeba, Norah Jones
Record Label: Loudberry
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Jazz Jamaica tour South Africa 2006

This has been an incredible week! Working with some truly amazing and awesome musicians . I was so privileged to work with Jazz Jamaica (Soweto Kinch, Abram Wilson, Gary Crosby among others) as well a...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:13:00 GMT