Newport Live and Jamestown Arts Center present a special event in Newport Live's series at the Jamestown Arts Center in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Melanie will be having a record release party for her new record, "Seven", released last month on AfricaArise/ Ropeadope Records. Tickets for this previously sold-out series have gone quickly. Advance ticket purchase is recommended. Friday, February 28th at the Jamestown Arts Center.

Celebrating Black History month with South African, vocalist/songwriter Melanie Scholtz and an all-star band ! A record release party for her new album "SEVEN" Sextet with horns. Fresh from their opening show at Dizzy's at Lincoln Center the night before

South African-born jazz vocalist and composer Melanie Scholtz is a multi-award-winning artist with a Performer’s Diploma in Opera from the University of Cape Town. With five solo albums to her name, Scholtz has earned accolades such as the 2010 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz and sweeping all three prizes at the 2012 Jazz Revelations competition in France. A featured artist on Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s The Great South African Songbook tour, Scholtz has performed on some of the world’s greatest stages, from Rose Theater to Johannesburg and Vienna. For this performance, she presents her latest album, "Seven", and a few from "Sweet Nancy" coming out soon, on AfricaArise/Ropeadope Records.