Melinda Rose
About Melinda
Vocalist and Educator
"As a songwriter, Rodriguez writes melodically, with lyrics very personally connected to her own experience. The selections ... spoke to love’s disappointments, with a twist of wry to be heard, as well as bits of cleverness amidst the youthful angst. In a varied set there was plenty to admire. Rodriguez has been off to a good start."
-Marilyn Lester at Cabaretscenes.com
"Rodriguez has a clear, bright tone—a quality reminiscent of Jane Monheit, one of her mentors. She’s by no means a Monheit clone. Rodriguez very much brings her own style to the table, which ranges from fairly straightforward pop delivery to a swinging jazz approach marked by exquisite phrasing and scat-ability off the scales."
-Lydia Liebman Promotions