Leah and Mel are a professional music duo. Their sound is always the crowd-pleasing melodies of Leah Stonum, pianist and vocalist, and Mel Drybread, bassist, saxophonist, and arranger.  Their deep repertoire ranges from improvisational jazz standards like “Route Sixty-Six” and “What a Wonderful World” to pop tunes from Elvis to the Beatles to Motown.

Leah and Mel joined creative forces on cruise boats that ply the Mississippi River. They have played separately in venues worldwide with musicians such as Andy Williams, Chuck Berry, Debbie Boone, and Petula Clark.

In 1992, Mel accepted Andy Williams’ invitation to join his band as a full-time bassist. For the next 14 years, he accompanied Andy on world tours, on television, on five albums, and at Andy’s Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri.

After years on the river boats, Leah and Mel stowed their luggage in 2016 to do something new: Play as house musicians Thursday through Saturday at The Tremont House hotel lounge in Galveston, Texas.

In Spring 2020, as clubs everywhere went on a pandemic-forced hiatus, Leah and Mel were invited to entertain as regular acts aboard riverboats in the Pacific Northwest. They miss their Texas fans but now call Cathlamet home.

Please join us!