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Jo Skaansar
Album Review
Melanie Scholtz & Jo Skaansar: Kindred
by Dan Bilawsky
It only takes a few seconds to recognize the strong musical bonds linking South African-born, New York-based vocalist Melanie Scholtz and Norwegian bassist Jo Skaansar. Having worked together for years, these two tend to operate on a higher plane. That's been made perfectly clear on stages throughout the world and with Skaansar's appearances on Scholtz's Connected (Loudberry, 2010) and Living Standards (Loudberry, 2010), and it's equally apparent on this spellbinding duo EP. Opening on “I'm Old Fashioned," ...
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