Jazz Room Presents: Arturo O’farrill Latin Jazz at The Jazz Room At The Stage Door Theater

Philadelphia-based vocalist Melissa Morgan, known for her retro, earthy tone evocative of classic jazz stylings of the past, returns to the JAZZ ROOM to reimagine ‘Lady Day’, one of her greatest influences.

Melissa Morgan is a soulful singer that tells her story with a vulnerability that endears the audience to go along the journey with her. Her voice is a painting with many colors and textures, and as Joni Mitchell said, “has many blues”.
Jazz wasn’t an early find for Melissa. She started with classical piano and voice, singing with classical choirs and eventually studying opera with Dr. Maredia Warren and Katherine Harris. Melissa found jazz her senior year in high school, thus switching her major from classical voice to jazz, receiving her BA SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music....

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Philadelphia-based vocalist Melissa Morgan, known for her retro, earthy tone evocative of classic jazz stylings of the past, returns to the JAZZ ROOM to reimagine ‘Lady Day’, one of her greatest influences.

Melissa Morgan is a soulful singer that tells her story with a vulnerability that endears the audience to go along the journey with her. Her voice is a painting with many colors and textures, and as Joni Mitchell said, “has many blues”.
Jazz wasn’t an early find for Melissa. She started with classical piano and voice, singing with classical choirs and eventually studying opera with Dr. Maredia Warren and Katherine Harris. Melissa found jazz her senior year in high school, thus switching her major from classical voice to jazz, receiving her BA SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music.



The JAZZ ROOM provides a casual and intimate setting with tables and a full bar, reminiscent of the classic jazz rooms of yesteryear.

Thank you to our JAZZ ROOM contributors: Bank of America, South Arts, Knight Foundation, Arts & Science Council, North Carolina Arts Council, Alice L Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Infusion Fund.

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