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Melanie Bong
Jazz / Pop / Latin



Frankfurt,
Germany

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Last Login:  7/4/2008
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   Melanie Bong: General Info
Member Since5/15/2007
Band Websitemelaniebong.com
Band Members
LIVE at the JAZZKELLER Frankfurt, 2008



MUSICIANS:

MELANIE BONG - vocal
TIZIAN JOST - piano
EDUARDO 'DUDU' PENZ- bass
BASTIAN JÜTTE - drums

Photos by YVES GOVAERTS



CDs:

GYPSY DREAM

Melanie Bong - voc/comp
Johannes Enders - sax
Fritz Pauer - p/arr
Christian Diener - b
Rick Holander - dr

"...a good voice is distinguishable from a less good one within a few seconds. Melanie Bong has a very good voice. A sample? ‚Gypsies Go To Heaven’, the opener on her second CD has everything to get right to the core..." (Reinhard Köchl, Jazzthing, Februar 2006)

Melanie’s new programm ‘GYPSY DREAM’ is a confession to her musical as well as to her personal background: to accoustic Jazz and her Sinti ancestry. Besides her efforts as a composer and arranger this CD brings back the focus on her great voice. The national press is enthusiastic about her but as well her musicians get special recognition. First of all to mention is the Austrian worrldclass pianist Fritz Pauer. Not only that he casts a magic spell on the listener but he also contributed some of the arrangements on ‘GYPSY DREAM’.

"Melanie ‘Ziwala’ Bong is dreaming her ‘Gypsy Dream’, and proofes herself once more as an excellent singer, who knows how to use timing, phrasing, dynamics and expression very well, who has warmth and a feeling for good stories…" (Tobias Böcker, Jazzpodium, März 2006)

FANTASIA

Melanie Bong - voc/comp
Johannes Enders - sax
Fernando Correa - guit
Martin Woess - p/keys
Adelhard Roidinger - b
Gregor Hilbe - dr

"Melanie Bong..s songs are as original as her tuneful name, and I..m sure you will get as much pleasure out of her music as I do …. musical beauty flows in and out of this lovely persona …”

writes Mark Murphy of Melanie Bong..s debut album >Fantásia<. It was the first album of the female singer, song writer, arrangeur and leader under her own name.
The first idea to >Fantasia< came from the Austrian poet Josef Singer. Inspired by his poems as well as by composers as Ivan Lins, Joyce or Djavan she wrote numerous compositions. Twelve of them can be found on “Fantásia”. Eight of them are based on Singer..s poems, the other four texts are written by Melanie.
The music is streaked with Brazil rhythms, jazz and pop elements and the lyrical metaphors of Singer..s poems. The musicians enjoy much freedom for solo play and use it to add personal colours to the music that provides liveliness or inspires dreams. And always you hear the influence of Sheila Jordan on Melanie Bong..s singing. This album..s music is a fusion of jazz, pop and Brazil, carried by expressive ballads full of atmosphere.

"Melanie sings with passion an heart …. listen and enjoy!!" - Steve Kuhn

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Influences
Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Abbey Lincoln, Ben Webster, Betty Roche, Shirley Horn, Elis Regina, Tom Jobim, Joyce, Ivan Lins, Djavan...
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   About Melanie Bong

“…Melanie Bong is a tremendous singer.” (Bill Donaldson, Cadence US. jazz magazine, 2007)

PERSONAL BACKGOUND:

Born in Munich. Her mother was a baltic-prussian painter, her father a sinto (gypsy) singer and musician, both living in Germany. Melanie was singing ever she can think about. Even as a little child she was making up her own little melodies and lyrics about everything that moved her at the moment and just sang them for herself. Being raised in Tyrol, Austria, she had her first solo performance in a school choire contest at the age of 6. She kept writing her songs over the years, meanwhile on the guitar. With 15 she started out singing in a band called "Enfant Terrible", which soon changed into her first band named "Melanie Bong Crew" (MBC). With the MBC, playing only original songs, she had her first successes playing as a warm up band for several bands such as Harry Stoijka, Gilberto Gil or even Miles Davis at the 'Jazz Festival Berg Isel 1987' (Innsbruck, Austria). In 1987 she also decided to move to Graz, Austria, in order to study Jazz at the College Of Music And Performing Arts.

STUDIES:

Melanie studied under Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Andy Bey, Jay Clayton, Fritz Pauer und Adelhard Roidinger at the College Of Music And Performing Arts. She attended workshops with Ray Brown, Horace Parlan, Art Farmer, Wynton Marsalis, Marilyn Crispell, Barry Harris and the singers R. A. Ramamani, Gretje Bijma, Maria Joao and Tanja Maria. Completion of studies with diploma and Master Of Arts. Various study visits in New York.

TEACHING:

Teacher for jazz singing and ensemble at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz from January 1997 to autumn 1999, and numerous workshops and courses at home and abroad.

WORK:

"...Elis Regina had it, Billie Holiday had it, Carmen McRae had it , and now Melanie Bong has it." (William Grim in All About Jazz Online-Magazin 19. Juni 2002)

Ever since she hass been performing all over Europe as well as in Israel and Japan with musicians of the national and international jazz scene such as: Johannes Enders (GER), Fritz Pauer (AUT), Hiroshi Minami (JPN), Charly Antolini (CH), Nikolas Simion (PL), Paulo Cardoso (BRA), Wayne Darling (USA), Adelhard Roidinger (AUT), David Gazarow (RUS) etc.

..."She's got it!" so listen and enjoy - because here is, as I believe, one of the finest vocalists in Europe today." (Willie Johanns, Munich 2006)

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Tulio Borges





Jul 3 2008 9:32 AM

Dear Melanie,
thanks for the kind words. Your music is simply beautiful and the interpretation, well, Willian Grim has said it all.
Regards from Brazil,
Tulio Borges
harri stojka





Jun 24 2008 5:00 AM

hello melanie!!
tolle stimme...yea!
lg---harri
Francesca Sortino





Jun 24 2008 3:29 AM

Dear malanie,great voice!
Thank you for the kind request!
You're welcome!
Best
Francesca
Jermaine Landsberger





Jun 20 2008 2:07 PM

Hi Melanie,
Gypsy Dream - Yes !!!
Sehr schön,echt
viele grüsse
Jermaine
Jens Bunge





Jun 20 2008 1:30 PM

Live im Frankfurter Jazzkeller? Da hab ich wohl was verpasst...ich hoffe, das nächste Mal erfahr ich's vorher! Liebe Grüße, Jens.
Sven Faller





Jun 18 2008 2:47 PM

Schön, dich hier wiederzutreffen...

Tolle Aufnahmen, alle Achtung!
Viviane de Farias





Jun 17 2008 2:43 PM

Gorgeous Melanie,
You look fabulous in that red dress, o la la...
I wish I could've been there!
Love
Torsten Goods 12.07. Nuremberg Katharinenruine





Jun 15 2008 3:53 AM

Hi Melanie,
danke für deine Nachricht und für die blumen:-D, hoffe wir laufen uns bald mal wieder übern weg, spielste mal in Berlin? ich meld mich, wenn wir nach München kommen,
beste grüsse
Torsten
markus becker





Jun 14 2008 6:10 PM

hallo melanie,

wundervolle stimme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

super tracks & everything else too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

danke f. den add.

liebe grüsse

markus
Maja Jaku





Jun 14 2008 2:49 PM

You are great singer,beautiful women,inspiration and one of my favorite...
Christian Doepke





Jun 12 2008 4:13 AM

Hallo Melanie,
Schön von Dir zu hören!
Super Seite,Fotos und Musik sowiso!
Hoffe wir spielen mal wieder zusammen!
Grüsse aus Amsterdam,
Christian.
Axel Kühn





Jun 10 2008 8:29 AM

Hallo,Melanie,
thanxs für die Freundeseinladung, und hoffentlich dauerts nicht so lang wie jetzt bis zum nächsten Gig ;-)) - hope to see you soon!!
Liebe Grüße - and let the music talk to you.
AX
Dudu Penz





Jun 9 2008 1:37 PM

Dear Melanie, thank you very much for the words. You are a wonderful singer, is a big pleasure to share the stage with you.
Abraços de Zurique!!!
Rosa Temprano





Jun 5 2008 7:16 AM

Great to meet you Melanie
Wonderful your music and voice!!!
All my best wishes for you

Image HostingThanks for invite =)

Rosa
Annick Moerman





Jun 3 2008 3:28 PM

Hey Melanie!
Ihr wart super in Jazzkeller am Donnerstag!
Honig für die Seele.
Du bist klass, Madame!!
with Love,
Ak
Christopher J.





May 30 2008 8:38 AM

Hi my Friend,
I just stop to say "hello" and to wish you a great week filled with sweet moments and good music of course!!!

God Bless...Photobucket
Emilie Conway





May 29 2008 2:52 PM

Dear Melanie - always so lovely to stop by and listen .... i hope you are well and i hope to see you soon
much love to you dear
Em xxx
HumanTrace





May 23 2008 7:44 AM

Hi Melanie! Cooler Sound hier auf Deinem Myspace!! War cool Dich mal zu treffen und sich mal chorisch zu betätigen, mach ich ja normal nicht...liked the socalizing too, war ein gelungenes projekt denk ich.
Mach's gut vielleicht sieht man sich ja wieder in imst oder sonstwo auf der welt who knows? greetz reini
Osaka Girochin





May 22 2008 1:58 PM

Hi!Melanie
Thank you, my friend!
How very nice!
greetings from Japan.
ALLEN





Apr 4 2008 9:33 AM

Grazie per l'add... Complimenti!!!!!!!! Ciao :)
Fred Di Crasto





Mar 17 2008 4:40 AM

Hi Melanie,
Thanks for the add, it's a pleasure !

Good vibes from France

FDC
Joerg





Mar 15 2008 2:01 PM

Hallo Melanie, danke für die Freundschaft! Wunderbare Musik!!!!!
Bitte besuch meine HP: www. cultevents. de und trag Dich - falls Du Lust hast - ins Gästebuch ein.
Ciao
Jörg

cultevents
Jörg Hesebeck
Meisenweg 1
D-31303 Burgdorf
phone: +49 (0) 5136 86363
mobil: +49 (0) 163 7779769
e-mail: j.hesebeck@cultevents.de
HP: http://www. cultevents. de
Schulmusikprojekt " JazzIs! "
Toots Thielemans





Mar 15 2008 1:52 PM

Thank you Melanie, for your kind request! I feel best in that little (my)space between a smile and a tear. And hope, you like it there too... ;-)



Toots Thielemans,
p.p. Toots' management Uncle Jazz


Marko Djordjevic





Mar 15 2008 1:39 PM

It is so nice to hear and see You again...Many beautiful wishes and hugs from Belgrade!
Marko
Ulf Wakenius





Mar 8 2008 11:36 AM

Hi! You sound great!
The best,Ulf WakeniusPhotobucket
Liquid Vision





Feb 28 2008 7:42 AM

Nice voice.....glad to meet ya.......
Hope you enjoy the LV feel!

X ;Dom from LV
Mirko Boheme





Feb 27 2008 1:06 PM

Vielen lieben Dank !!!

Mirko
Javier Malosetti





Feb 6 2008 6:36 AM

hola amore
amo oirte cantar
cuando podre verte?
mil besos,
J
Rita Gaebelein





Feb 5 2008 5:21 AM

Danke für die Freundschaft!

Sehr interessante Musik und eine super Stimme. Einfach toll!

Liebe Grüße, Rita G.
Christopher J.