Quattro Fusion

Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2010, vocalist Melanie Scholtz , teams up with violinist Samson Diamond, Standard Bank Young Artist for Music 2010, in an exploration of light classical and jazz repertoire. Both musicians have excelled in their formal Classical educations and both are equally comfortable in a jazz setting, with Samson active in Buskaid and Melanie one of the leading jazz singers in the country. They are joined by the rhythmically sensitive trio of Melvin Peters (piano), Hein van de Geyn (bass) and Godfrey Mgcina (percussion). Quattro Fusion undertook a tour to Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya late last year, courtesy of Alliance Française and Standard Bank, and there was a very enthusiastic response in each of those countries.