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Take Five With...

Take Five With Melani Skybell

Read "Take Five With Melani Skybell" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Melani SkybellWhile breakthrough ability may not be a word, according to Webster, Melani L. Skybell's musical talent certainly should compel the editors of today's New World Dictionary to consider adding it to the book.Her repertoire includes traditional jazz numbers, sultry ballads, swing standards, bossa novas, pop classics, and her original jazz-pop compositions. With a new, unique sound of her own, Ms. Skybell's style stands apart from other entertainers and their treatment of those familiar favorites.

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Album Review

Melani Skybell: Just a Chase Away

Read "Just a Chase Away" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Melani Skybell is a classically-trained pianist who always dreamed of singing. Four albums into that dream, she's shown herself to be a superb vocalist possessed of a warm and inviting tone with a bit of sass to it--sort of a Nancy Wilson feline tang.Just a Chase Away showcases not just her voice, but also Skybell's excellent songwriting skills. The disc opens with the title tune, which slips forward on a slinky groove that features a guitar, bass and ...


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