NEWS

I will be participating again in the YES Montreal Art Expo.

It's 2 full days on June 3 & 4, 2012, at the Montreal Science Center, Perspective Hall, 2 de la Commune West, Old Montreal, in the Old Port.

I will have a booth and give 3 short performances, along with other Montreal artists.

Lotsa jazz coming up! Casino Mont-Tremblant and Upstairs Jazz in May, then House of Jazz in June and July! See my EVENTS for all the latest details.

This is one busy spring week! Playing with Jon Rosner at the House of Jazz tomorrow, Tuesday April 17 and at the Kalalu on Sunday April 22, again with Jon Rosner and special guest Gillian Ho, the winner of the People's Choice Award in the 2011 Acoustic Nights Montreal Teen Songwriting Competition. Come on out for some of the most entertaining shows in Montreal :)

View my EVENTS page for a full listing of what's coming up.

Come and watch Melina's debut performance at the Montreal Casino Thursday, Mar 29 2012, 2-5pm, for a special Launch, with her jazz trio!

1, avenue du Casino, Montréal
(Parc Jean-Drapeau, opposite the Old Port)
514-392-2746 or 1-800-665-2274

The organization I founded in 2009 called Acoustic Nights Montreal is looking for volunteers to help out with the annual Teen Song-Writing Competition 2012, to be held in June 2012. If you are in the Montreal area, bilingual, have a few spare afternoons, and would like to help this community project, contact me for details!

Wishing everybody a wonderful and joyous holiday season and a very Happy New Year 2012!

This year I will be participating again in the YES Montreal Art Expo.

It's 2 full days on December 1 & 2, 2011, at Marché Bonsecours, De La Commune Hall, 350 St-Paul Street East, Old Montreal, in the Old Port.

I will have a booth and give 2 performances on Thursday, along with other Montreal artists.

• 6:05pm sharp (VIP attendance)
• 7:45pm sharp (general attendance)

Come one, come all :)

I'm happy to perform again with my trio at the House of Jazz on Tuesday November 22, 7:30-10:30pm.

Melina Soochan (piano, vocals), Srikanth Narayanan (upright bass), Kim Desjardins (tenor sax).

Hey Montreal, the 10th chapter of the Acoustic Nights Montreal Series is going to be next week, Friday November 18th, at 7pm at Jello Martini Lounge. It's going to be FUN!

P.S. It was a lot of fun, with so much great and diverse talent on display!

Thanks to everybody who came to support me at my first ever performance at the famous Montreal House of Jazz on Fri Oct 28, 10pm! It was a magical night! A full house, nothing less, what more can anybody want?

House of Jazz, 2060 Aylmer, Montréal, 514-842-8656

Performing with my band: Michael Johancsik (tenor sax), Srikanth Narayanan (upright bass), Spiros Damianos (drums).

Hey friends! My new and first full-length album Hold On is now available! This was such a journey, both rocky and exciting, but now it's done and I can breathe! Please support me and buy the album! You won't regret it, I promise :) To buy it, click here.

I had the launch at Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill on Sep 20.

Performed a full concert with my band: Mike Johancsik (alto sax), Srikanth Narayanan (upright bass), Jon Watts (drums).