Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Singer and multi-instrumentalist Melanie Charles performs her composition “Jazz School” with keyboardist Paul Wilson Bae and drummer Ignabu during her performance on September 21, 2025, part of the SFJAZZ 2025-26 Season and produced in collaboration with SMARTBOMB.
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About this concert:
Brooklyn-based Melanie Charles has transcended jazz vocalist conventions as a contemporary singer, multi-instrumentalist, beat maker, and composer.
Her collaboration with a pair of fellow New York natives, drummer Cinque “Ignabu” Kempand keyboardist Paul Wilson Bae, began in 2019 at a rehearsal for a performance at the 41st annual Wall to Wall concert series at Symphony Space devoted to John Coltrane. They have curated a body of work exploring his legacy via found footage, interviews and samples of his contemporaries to create a 4-movement tribute.
PERSONNEL:
Melanie Charles: vocals, piano
Paul Wilson Bae: keyboards
Cinque “Ignambu” Kemp: drums
Learn more at SFJAZZ.org
Subscribe to SFJAZZ's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/sfjazz
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***SFJAZZ is a non-profit organization that presents year round jazz concerts, festivals and educational programs at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, CA.
Watch full SFJAZZ concerts filmed in HD on-demand: sfjazz.org/athome
Love these videos? Support by becoming an SFJAZZ Member:sfjazz.org/join
About this clip:
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Melanie Charles performs her composition “Jazz School” with keyboardist Paul Wilson Bae and drummer Ignabu during her performance on September 21, 2025, part of the SFJAZZ 2025-26 Season and produced in collaboration with SMARTBOMB.
Watch many other performances on SFJAZZ At Home: SFJAZZ.org/AtHome
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About this concert:
Brooklyn-based Melanie Charles has transcended jazz vocalist conventions as a contemporary singer, multi-instrumentalist, beat maker, and composer.
Her collaboration with a pair of fellow New York natives, drummer Cinque “Ignabu” Kempand keyboardist Paul Wilson Bae, began in 2019 at a rehearsal for a performance at the 41st annual Wall to Wall concert series at Symphony Space devoted to John Coltrane. They have curated a body of work exploring his legacy via found footage, interviews and samples of his contemporaries to create a 4-movement tribute.
PERSONNEL:
Melanie Charles: vocals, piano
Paul Wilson Bae: keyboards
Cinque “Ignambu” Kemp: drums
Learn more at SFJAZZ.org
Subscribe to SFJAZZ's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/sfjazz
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/SFJAZZ
***SFJAZZ is a non-profit organization that presents year round jazz concerts, festivals and educational programs at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, CA.
