MÉLANIE DAHAN

French vocalist Melanie Dahan has been making inroads into the French jazz scene since her first album was cut in 2009. Reaching critical acclaim with her album "Latine" in 2011, she combines the best of French, Argentinean and Brazilian music. Embarking on her international career with her debut album, "La Princesse et Les Croque-Notes" in 2009, Dahan has been described as "connecting old French chansons with modern songs, turning the music of Charles Aznavour, Jacques Brel and Leo Ferre into contemporary jazz standards" by the jazz music website, All About Jazz. Before taking the stage tonight at Akbank Sanat, Beyoğlu, Dahan was kind enough to discuss everything from how she got involved in jazz music to her latest album with Daily Sabah. Dahan started playing jazz at a very early age. She said that it was her father's interest in jazz and bossa while growing up that got her involved in jazz read more...