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Melanie Scholtz

Archaic Humans

Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2024
Track listing: Try Try Try, Science Tribes, Maracatu Gigante, Archaic Humans, Always Spring With You, Forró le Fonque, Give a Little, Mo Forró, Race Car, Rhythm of Your Dream, Be the Change.

Kindred

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: I'm Old Fashioned; Danny Boy; Throw It Away; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; J'oublie; Yakhal' Inkomo.

Melanie Scholtz & Jo Skaansar: Kindred

by Dan Bilawsky
May 5, 2022

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 ...

Jazz of the New South Africa, Part Two

by Seton Hawkins
November 18, 2018

South Africa celebrated its first democratic elections in April 1994, entering a new phase of its history. During that decade, an incredible new array of Jazz artists emerged in the country, exploring Jazz's role in the New South Africa. Playlist Hilton Schilder “Email to the Ancestors" from No Turning Back (Mountain Records) 1:11 ...

Dan Shout: In With a Shout

by Seton Hawkins
August 31, 2018

While it might be a cliché to say it, one can expect the unexpected when listening to the music of Dan Shout. An exceptional saxophonist and composer, the Cape Town-based artist has also built a sterling track record of creating highly distinctive and exciting albums. While he initially made a splash in 2012 with ...

Zillion Miles

By Melanie Scholtz

Label: Loudberry
Released: 2006
Track listing: This Can't Be Love (a capella); Shameless Star; You Can Hold the World; Circle; Constant As the Moon; Summer Song; Standing on the White Line; Him; Everything You Need; Zillion Miles; Push; Another Day; Brighter Days; This Can't Be Love (reprise).

Melanie Scholtz: Zillion Miles

by Seton Hawkins
September 24, 2006

On her debut album, Zillion Miles, vocalist Melanie Scholtz spends a great deal of time demonstrating her chops in multiple genres--deliberately avoiding classification in any sort of mold. It's a daunting style of album to make, though several other South African jazz musicians have been doing it lately, notably Gloria Bosman and Concord Nkabinde. Like these ...