With her songs described as "little jewels," singer-songwriter Melanie Ida Chopko pours her heart out over jazz chords and bold, inquisitive melodies. She performs on voice and piano, using storytelling & comedy to help her audience experience, above all else, a sense of togetherness. If Joni Mitchell, Sufjan Stevens, and Tori Amos were neighbors and made music on Sundays, it might sound like this.

She co-produced her newest album, I Come From, with longtime friend of 17 years and Independent Music Award winner,
Jean Rohe.

"I come from the wildest dreams of my ancestors, their courage, their unlived lives, their best possible choices and mistakes. I come from stolen land and stolen bodies. From the violence and lie of whiteness, the fear at its root. I come from a long winding path back to myself, my center, my soft and wild heart. I come from the quiet miracle of willingness, and the gift of everyone who has
loved me into being..."

In 2020, Melanie began the hilarious and magical process co-writing with kids, collaborating with Oakland’s Chapter510 & The Dept. of Make Believe, creating “Memory of Sky” with Maya (age 9) for their album Freedom Is.

You can read about working with Melanie at www.misspianopants.com