Melanie Charles performs “Jazz School”
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Singer and multi-instrumentalist Melanie Charles performs her composition “Jazz School” during her performance on September 21, 2025, part of the SFJAZZ 2025-26 Season and produced in collaboration with SMARTBOMB.
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About this concert:
Brooklyn-based Melanie Charles has transcended jazz vocalist conventions as a contemporary singer, multi-instrumentalist, beat maker, and composer.
Her collaboration with a pair of fellow New York natives, drummer Cinque “Ignabu” Kemp and keyboardist Paul Wilson Bae, began in 2019 at a rehearsal for a performance at the 41st annual Wall to Wall concert series at Symphony Space devoted to John Coltrane. They have curated a body of work exploring his legacy via found footage, interviews and samples of his contemporaries to create a 4-movement tribute.
PERSONNEL:
Melanie Charles: vocals, piano
Paul Wilson Bae: keyboards
Cinque “Ignambu” Kemp: drums
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