Michelle Amato is a dynamic vocalist/educator whose highly respected expertise in both fields keeps her quite busy. She performs regularly at the Van Dyke Café on South Beach, Pleasure Island Jazz Company at Walt Disney World, and Heidi’s Jazz Club in Cocoa Beach, as well as numerous jazz festivals. She has been a featured soloist with the Memphis Symphony, the South Florida Pops, and the All-American College Orchestra at Epcot Center. Michelle also stays extremely active in the recording studio, singing and contracting for Royal Caribbean, Costa and Carnival Cruise Lines, Warner Brothers and Shawnee Press Publishers, Walt Disney World, and numerous jingle production companies throughout the country.

She has performed with an incredibly diverse array of artists including Liza Minelli, Jon Secada, Al Green, Sandi Patty, Jon Hendricks, Donna Summer, Michael McDonald, Celia Cruz, Rita Marley, and has recorded and toured with world renowned composer Yanni. Her featured solo work can be heard on his latest cd, “Ethnicity”.

Michelle is also in great demand as an educator and clinician. She has taught private voice students and directed jazz vocal ensembles at the University of Miami, Miami Dade Community College, Memphis State University, and Rollins College. She has conducted vocal master classes and clinics for the International Association of Jazz Educators, the North American Cultural Center in San Jose, Costa Rica, and various groups at Walt Disney World, including the world renowned Voices of Liberty, a group she also had the pleasure of performing in for several years. Her adjudicating duties include the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, the Florida Vocal Association, and various jazz societies.