"I Sing Because I Breathe"
Music
Sample tracks from her latest album “The Touch of Your Lips” - Purchase Album and see Concert Videos
Biography
Melinda Whitaker is a Canadian singer and recording artist known for delivering soulful jazz performances. “I sing because I breathe,” laughs Melinda. She is speaking of her life-long love of jazz. Read reviews by Joseph Blake, Gavin Walker and others
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The divas in their gowns and gentleman musicians in their tuxes promise to make One Great Night a concert to remember, as they showcase some of the greatest ballads and standards of the last century. Jazz lovers and community supporters alike are promised a great night out
Melinda Whitaker, archive CBC video on the Rene Simard Show: A Medley
Shaw A&E show April 2011 with John MacArthur, Melinda Whitaker and Joey Smith at Merlin's Theatre .
"I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water" Concert at Butchart Gardens, Victoria BC with Maria Manna, Miranda Sage, Maureen Washington and Melinda Whitaker.
Concert at Butchart Gardens, Victoria BC with Maria Manna, Miranda Sage, Maureen Washington and Melinda Whitaker
“The first time I saw Melinda Whitaker I was knocked off my feet by the sheer warmth of her personality and presence. Anyone who has heard Melinda’s voice knows its smoky brilliance, the seductive, electrical charge that this wonderful performer can bring to a song.”
In an era when barely-budding sensations, washed-up pop stars, and long-in-the-tooth ex-rockers are dressing up and singing standards, Melinda Whitaker’s performances on-stage and on record defines the jazz vocal tradition. She embodies the art form.