Melanie Bong (born 6 June 1968) is a German jazz singer. She studied at the

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under

Sheila Jordan Sheila Jordan (born Sheila Jeanette Dawson; November 18, 1928) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pionee ...

, Mark Murphy and

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. After the study visit in New York City, she started her own teaching activity at

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. She was a member of Maximilian Geller Quintet. As a member of the quintet, she released several albums and toured France with Memorial Orchestra under

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. In 2002 she produced her debut album. She sings in her band and in Fernando Correa's Caminhos Cruzados.

Discography

* ''Fantásia'' (2002) with Johannes Enders, Fernando Correa, Martin Woess,

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, Gregor Hilbe, Ernst Grieshofer, Maurizio Nobill) * ''Gypsy Dream'' (2005) with Johannes Enders,

Fritz Pauer Fritz Pauer (October 14, 1943 – July 1, 2012) was an Austrian jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader. Career Born in Vienna, Pauer began his professional playing career as a teenager, performing with Hans Koller (1960–62) before leading his ...

, Christian Diener, Rick Hollander, Nini Mureskic

References

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