Melissa's follow-up album to her acclaimed debut cd is "ANOTHER LIFE" (tentative title) -- an exciting collaboration with multi-Oscar winning film/jazz/pop composer Michel Legrand, one of Melissa's musical idols, who conducted, arranged and wrote new material with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, produced by the legendary Phil Ramone. It was recorded with a 100-piece pop symphony in Brussels, and a superlative jazz rhythm section of Steve Gadd and David Finck. It was completed in the spring of 2006 for a release late 2006. In the winter and spring of 2005-2006, she has given sneak-peek concerts of this material at The Kennedy Center with The National Symphony (conducted by Marvin Hamlisch), solo several times at Joe's Pub and The Living Room, and on Smooth Jazz cd 101.9 Radio. With her debut "Blue Like That" in 2003 on EMI Records, Melissa opened the door to a new journey in her career. She quickly began developing a name for herself in the music world, as critics touted her work as seductive and sexy, and put her in a category with a growing list of young musicians who are playing to a wide range of listeners, redefining the genre of jazz-inspired pop, and exploring their eclectic tastes. Produced by Arif Mardin for Manhattan Records/ Capitol (EMI), her debut CD is a collection of original pop and soft-rock (some written by her brother Mike Errico) and lesser-known covers by Randy Newman, Shawn Colvin, Rickie Lee Jones, and Billy Joel. There are new songs by David Was, Amanda McBroom, Phil Galdston and Wendy Mardston. The title track "Blue Like That" was written for her by Jeff Franzal, Tom Kimmell, and Mark Luna. With touches of jazz and R&B stylings, strings and woodwinds, the CD tells stories that are personal to Melissa - with arrangements by Arif Mardin that highlight Melissa's collaboration with jazz pianist Alan Pasqua. Melissa has sung on concert stages and at intimate clubs, from Avery Fisher Music Hall to Joe's Pub, from The Kennedy Center Opera House to the Cafe Carlyle and Wolf Trap. She has won rave reviews for her cabaret and concert appearances, and is often a favorite to perform at prestigious events and concerts nationwide. She is a regular at New York's Symphony Space "Wall to Wall" series, and City Center, and for the last 5 years has sung the National Anthem live on CBS, center court, at the US Open. In 2004, she played the Oak Room (with a five-piece band!) at the Algonquin Hotel in a show called "Spring Fever," featuring original and classic sophisticated rock standards by the likes of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and younger new songwriters like her brother Mike Errico, and pianist/ arranger Clifford Carter (James Taylor Band). There was plenty for theater lovers as well, as she reinvented "I've Grown Accustomed to (His) Face" and Sondheim's "Not While I'm Around."

Blue Like That (the album)
Discover more. And listen to music samples...

In Progress...
Melissa is signed to Manhattan Records (Capitol/ EMI)...

Concerts
Click here for full listing

Upcoming Releases • Shows • Audio Books