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Melissa Oliveria *** Touring from the USA
April 23, 2014 @ 7:00 pm
$10 – $15In my garden, Melissa Oliveira’s debut album recorded in Boston with special guests Greg Osby and Jason Palmer, is just like an intoxicating colourful garden where 10 tracks show 10 different varieties of flowers, branching out to samba, blues, world music, original tunes and twisted standards.
Half Australian and half Portuguese, Melissa has been living in Europe for the past years (in Portugal and in the Netherlands) where she performs regularly in festivals and clubs. Performing at the Ellington for the first time, in addition to presenting songs from her album, she will perform songs inspired by her own Portuguese roots. One thing we know for sure: the land in which all these flowers grow is unmistakably jazzy and the ability to make them flourish is due to this singer’s diverse background.
Whether singing instrumental pieces, original tunes or intricate arrangements of standards, as a composer, arranger, lyricist and singer, Melissa puts a personal stamp on all the songs, which are not only deeply personal but also convey a diverse range of moods and textures enhanced by her velvety-like voice.
www.melissaoliveira.com