![]() Melissa was recently chosen as a 2014 Best 50 Women in Business Honoree in New Jersey and in 2013, the Jazz Journalists Association presented her with a Jazz Hero Award, given each year to “activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz who have had significant impact in their local communities.” The previous year, she and McBride received the African American Classical Music Award from the New Jersey Chapter of the Spelman College National Alumnae Association. In 2002, Melissa’s passion for performing and working with young people led her to found JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, and she has proved to be a visionary leader whose work has been recognized nationally. In addition to recording five solo albums and appearing as a guest artist on numerous CDs, she is the featured vocalist on bass virtuoso and band leader Christian McBride’s 2012 GRAMMY-winning album The Good Feeling. ![]() ![]() James Moody Jazz Scholarship for New JerseyĪn acclaimed jazz vocalist and recording artist, Melissa has performed internationally for close to 20 years.2022 MCDONALD’S OF PATERSON SCHOLARSHIP.STEINWAY & SONS + CONN-SELMER JAZZ EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. ![]()
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