Melanie O’Reilly Jazz Quartet “The Music of Anita O’Day” – Redwood City

For International Women’s Day!

Melanie O’Reilly Jazz Quartet

“The music of Anita O’Day”

Sunday March 8th 2015 

7:30pm show
Bell Stage Main Dining Room

@ Angelicas,  
863 Main Street
Redwood City, CA 94063

Tel: (650) 679 8184
http://angelicasllc.com/event.cfm?id=189948&cart

Tickets: $15 online ,  $21 at door

 Award-winning jazz vocalist , Melanie O’Reilly celebrates the legendary Irish-American jazz vocalist Anita O’Day, capturing the essence of an unconventional musical genius, who shattered the traditional image of the ‘girl singer’ with her smoky swinging style and brilliant sense of rhythm. Also featuring Melanie’s stellar trio : Frank Martin  -piano, Fred Randolph- bass, Jack Dorsey -drums
“The show is a celebration, and O’Reilly makes every number her own … effortlessly, rhythmic backbeats, sultry, soulful… virtuoso style. ” — Edinburgh Fringe  Festival/Unlimited Media 

Interspersing narration between the songs, Melanie tells the story of O’Day, who was born to Irish parents in Kansas City, wanted to be a jazz singer, and refused to let anything stop her. She went on to become one of the world’s greatest jazz singers, captured in the iconic film documentary “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Melanie’s riveting performance, which garnered 4-star reviews and standing ovations at the international Edinburgh Fringe Festival, brings new life to the memory of the great jazz vocalist, and pays tribute to one her great musical inspirations.

Since bursting onto the international scene as one of jazz’s most daring innovators, Melanie O’Reilly is recognized as one of Ireland’s international jazz ambassadors ; she  is currently based in Berkeley California,  and is an internationally known jazz performer/singer, song writer & music educator  .

Having represented Ireland in the international 2013 EUJazz Festival at Schoenburg Auditorium Los Angeles, ,her performance at the National Concert Hall Dublin garnered the accolade as one of the “Top concerts of the year” of 2013, by the Sunday Independent. and she has now earned accolades as one of the Bay Area’s Jazz Treasures. She is also the creator and host of the  award-winning RTE radio show “Jazz on the Bay” , and her “Tribute to Anita O’Day” show  earned her 4-star reviews in the International Edinburgh Festival..

“The show is a celebration, and O’Reilly makes every number her own … effortlessly, rhythmic backbeats, sultry, soulful… virtuoso style. **** ” — Edinburgh Fringe  Festival/Unlimited Media

“The ideal soundtrack to a hot summer night.” – —Edinburgh Fringe Festival

“Melanie O’Reilly’s tribute…remains true, unsentimental yet affectionate, and it really swung”  – The Scotsman

“…her lithe and soulful vocals ……a vivacious, scat-infused What Is This Thing Called Love, while O’Reilly endowed with poignancy and anguish the bittersweet blues of Angel Eyes.” – Jim Gilchrist, The Scotsman

http://melanieoreilly.com/melanies-tribute-to-jazz-legend-anita-oday/

http://www.anitaodaytribute.com/