Meloney Collins – Guest Artist. Mel Collins first attended the Hot Jazz Jubilee about a decade ago with the Side Street Strutters Jazz band. She loves performing as a jazz artist and recently wrapped up her 9th season as the headliner for the Mammoth Jazz Festival. Other achievements include the distinct honor of being voted Best Jazz Soloist for the Audience Choice Awards 2022/2023, performing as special guest solo-artist for the South Coast Symphony, and being the premiere jazz vocalist for Disneyland’s exclusive Club33 for over eight years. Steeped in the genre of Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Nancy Wilson and others, Mel is honored to continue to share this love of early jazz standards with all of you.
Mel Collins has released 5 jazz albums. Three albums with Duane Benjamin and the D. Ben-jamin’ Band and two with the Side Street Strutters. Her most recent recording is her Holiday album entitled Sleigh Ride Vibes. All music can be found on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and Amazon Music.
If you’d like to know more about Mel, you can follow her @StandardMel on Instagram/Twitter and Mel Collins/StandardMel on Facebook or her website MelCollins.com
