Melanie O'Reilly & Frank Martin have a wonderful duo fusing elements of Celtic and jazz styles--This show will be a real journey into world fusion, performed by two amazing first class players. 

Melanie, from Ireland, is an international figure in the world of Celtic music and jazz, having performed in venues including Lincoln Center, the Edinburgh International Festival, and the International Cork Jazz Festival.  Her unique style fuses traditional two great traditions - Celtic melodies & themes with jazz.  Her  original compositions are created through the inspiration of literary figures, such as James Joyce, and lyrics based on contemporary Irish poems, as well as stories of Ireland.
 
Frank Martin on piano is renowned both locally in the Bay Area and internationally with a formidable roster of performances and recordings with musicians in the jazz and pop worlds, including Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Turtle Island String Quartet, Stevie Wonder, and the world-class Brazilian band of Jose Neto.

In addition, Melanie and Frank's duo concert at the  National Concert Hall Dublin, was voted as one of the top jazz concerts of  2013 by Ireland by Ireland's top selling newspaper Sunday Independent, and later that year their concert in LA's Schoenburg Hall  represented Ireland at the International EU Jazz Festival.