Cozy Winter Concert Series: Tea & Tunes Feat. Melissa Chilinski

A multi-instrumentalist and artist based in Salt Lake City and originally from the greater Boston area, Melissa grew up with an early proclivity for entertaining. Dancing, singing, and writing shaped her adolescence and her love of playing music became her full time profession several years ago.

Melissa’s seemingly incongruent professional experiences shape her artistry. She has a Masters of Soil Science and spent nearly a decade working on farms and in conservation science positions across the country. She has rock climbed extensively in the US and abroad, bikepacks through the mountains and desert, and ties her deep relationship with the environment to her music. Her background in science and a fiery nature from adventuring build her musicianship on endless curiosity and a desire to break expectations as a woman in the industry.

Since becoming a full time musician, she has made a name for herself performing on professional stages, recording…