Melinda became a professional singer in 2000 and having led her own Quartet since 2002, she knows what she likes and her audience appreciation has been borne from entertaining at many prestigious venues and festivals, including The Ritz, The 100 Club, The Sands, Gainsborough, The Stables Theatre, Wavendon and many more UK Theatres.
She has performed with some of the true greats of British Jazz, including John Dankworth, Kenny Ball, Roy Williams and of course her father Terry.
Since 2005 she has also featured with Terry Lightfoot’s Jazzmen on the UK theatre and festival circuit in Terry’s popular concert series ‘The Special Magic of Louis Armstrong.’
In 2006 she collaborated with Terry and recorded her debut album ‘Hit Me With A Hot Note’, a selection of her favourite songs from the 40’s and 50’s and a few latter day greats..
“Hit Me With A Hot Note, Very Good!” - Michael Parkinson BBC Radio 2.
“a very enjoyable cd, equipped with inborn Jazz know-how, plenty of bounce and poignancy”
Humphrey Lyttelton – The Best of Jazz – BBC Radio 2
“Congratulations on producing such a fabulous album” – Gloria Hunniford
2007 will see Melinda firmly establishing herself on the British Jazz scene when she 'kicks off' her new show 'Hit Me With A Hot Note' with Terry Lightfoot's Hot Notes.
As you may or may not be aware SoundARC hold a charity gig every year at Club 85 in Hitchin in aid of the Garden House Hospice in Letchworth, and this year we are going to try something a little different from previous years.
This year we are going to take over the club and host 37 acts in one weekend putting full bands upstairs and acoustic acts downstairs in an event that we are calling ARCfest!
It all starts on Friday 4th December at 7pm and then continues on through Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th from 12pm-11pm
As well as raising money for the Garden House Hospice in Letchworth, ARCfest will showcase all the different genres of bands that we at SoundARC have come across over the last 4 and a half years. Over this weekend a lot of the acts that you will see don’t get a chance to play a great local venue like Club 85, So as well as hearing new music you will see all manors of genres and styles from acoustic - Metal - Indie - Rock - Punk - Electro - Ska - Funk - Hip Hop/Rap - Alternative - Rhythm & Blues - Reggae - Grunge and loads more that I cant remember!
Hi Melinda, Lovely to hear from you too! Thanks for your comment - At Last is one of my favourites! Love the songs on your profile. Hope you're well! Take care Ceri xx
Thanx a lot for the friendship! Keep up the good work! And let your soul be your pilot - today, tommorow, always! From Russia with love... MAX DMITRIEFF, singer & songwriter www.myspace.com/KatherinesFavorites
