Melissa performs at numerous venues throughout northern and Southern California, as well as Las Vegas. She’s had the opportunity to perform with Ben Folds and the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Music Hall in San Francisco, and has appeared in Downbeat Magazine for winning the award for Solo Outstanding Performance in 2010 and 2015 and multiple awards for Best Vocal Ensemble in 2011, 2014, and 2015. Melissa earned her Masterβs degree in Vocal Performance from CSUS in 2015 and is currently the Director of Vocal Jazz at Sierra College.