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Melissa Morgan
Jazz / Latin / Lounge



Los Angeles, California
United States

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Member Since3/11/2006
Band Websitewww.melissamorganjazz.com
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Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Betty Carter, Shirley Horn, Nina Simone, Etta Jones ...



Her style is smooth, engaging and personal, yet she has a powerful voice that is reminiscent of classic Nancy Wilson & Dinah Washington


   
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   About Melissa Morgan


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Melissa Morgan was born in New York City and grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey. She began studying piano at age four. During high school Melissa began singing with local choirs and was soon performing with select classical vocal groups across the country and abroad. A highlight of her choir experience was a seven-country tour of Europe in 1996 with the U.S. Youth Chorale. As a student Melissa was recognized with numerous awards including 3 gold cups in the New Jersey Federation of Music solo piano competition, top ranking in the New Jersey all-state choir, and runner up for the New Jersey Governor's award for vocal music.



Outside of school, she furthered her studies with renowned choir director Dr. Maredia Warren and soprano Katherine Harris of the Metropolitan Opera. Melissa's love of jazz blossomed upon her discovery of classic recordings by Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson and Sarah Vaughn.

In 1998, she entered SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music and studied with many prominent artists including Yolande Bavan of jazz vocal group, Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, Jon Faddis, Mark Murphy and Roseanna Vitro. While attending Purchase, Melissa appeared with the conservatory's Jazz and Latin Jazz Orchestras and was featured vocalist with the Purchase Jazz Band during a 1999 tour of Spain. In May 2002, she received a B.A. in jazz vocal performance.



Since graduating from Purchase, Melissa has been a regular performer at some of New York's top jazz room such as Cleopatra's Needle, Flute, G Bar, Smalls, Smoke and St. Nick's Pub. She has appeared with her own trio as well as other artists including Harold Mabern, David Hazeltine and Sam Yahel. In 2001 she was featured in performances with Jon Faddis and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars at the Blue Note in New York. Melissa performed at the 2002 New York Women of Jazz Festival at Smoke jazz club, and that same year was a guest on the Metro TV-NY program "Where to hear jazz in New York City".

In September of 2004, she was named a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in Washington D.C., the most prestigious jazz competition in the world, hosted by Billy Dee Williams and Herbie Hancock. Judges for the competition were luminaries Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling, Jimmy Scott, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Flora Purim. The Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition has launched the careers of a number of major young jazz stars.



Melissa has managed her own developments as a jazz singer and has quickly risen to heights unexpected for one so young. She has recently relocated to Los Angeles, California to begin a recording career and to extend her jazz audience throughout the west coast.





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Nov 9 2009 7:14 PM

Aloha Melissa ...

Even if you cannot find your lovely face in the clouds, as seen from our porch...perhaps you will find some pleasure in their beauty anyway...

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Maluhia...~ Robert & Libby
JV

JV



Nov 9 2009 7:14 PM

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  I HOPE YOU RECEIVE MANY YUMMY TREATS AND NO MEAN TRICKS!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  I HOPE YOU RECEIVE MANY YUMMY TREATS AND NO MEAN TRICKS!

Mike Silva

Mike Silva



Nov 9 2009 7:14 PM

new song, called forgive me
Mike Silva

Mike Silva



Nov 9 2009 7:14 PM

SO GLAD I MET YOU, WOW, I HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN THE FUTURE
sToa

sToa



Nov 9 2009 7:14 PM



sToa live at the WGT 2009 - Song: Sakrileg (from the album "Silmand")
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Nov 9 2009 7:14 PM

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Nov 9 2009 7:14 PM

Hiya Melissa!
                   I've recently added five newly remastered tracks up on to my player!
                                     God Bless,
                                                    Tim.







C-Aye

C-Aye



Nov 9 2009 7:14 PM

Hey Ms Morgan.  Your birthday pics are up.  Hope you like 'em.
Bassanders

Bassanders



Aug 13 2009 6:08 PM

Time for you to come back to NYC young lady. you're missed.
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Jul 29 2009 4:58 PM

hey.!thanks FOR add.
Tom Pietrycha

Tom Pietrycha



Jul 29 2009 4:57 PM

I heard you on BGO last night. You sounded great and the lamp was indeed low.
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Jul 29 2009 4:57 PM

Greetings my Beutiful friend!
Kellyann

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Jul 29 2009 4:57 PM

Weekend Pictures, Images and Photos
The Judes

The Judes



Jul 29 2009 4:57 PM

Hello Melissa! It's great to meet you!! :)

Peace, Love, & Music,
The Judes
MAURO

MAuro IL perugIno



Jul 29 2009 4:57 PM

Hi,Melissa!
Thanks you 4 friendship 
Fantasti voice..
Good music!
Mauro from Italy
 

Candy

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Jul 22 2009 12:55 PM

Melissa:
Congratulations on being selected as one of the "Rising Stars" in the DownBeat International Jazz Critics Poll for 2009. Just as I predicted in my Amazon review.
Vanessa Thompson

Vanessa Thompson



Jul 22 2009 12:55 PM

Hey! Thank you for supporting my music. Check out my web site at www.vanessathompson.net and my music videos at www.youtube.com.   One of my youtube videos is below for you to hear. If you like it, feel free to put it on your page and share it with your friends. There are also some banners on my page if you want to use them on your page. If you have Facebook, please add me. Some are putting me in their top friends. The support is really appreciated. Hope you like the new cover on Hollywood Celebrity Magazine. If you like my music, please add it to your play list for others to hear. Thank you :)
 


I will be opening for Baby Bash & Frankie J with special guest Paula Deanda in July, 2009 at the El Corazon in Seattle, Wa. at 8 PM. If you can be there, get you tickets now before it sells out. It is for all ages. See you there ~ Vanessa :)
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