Melissa Czarnik

If Lauryn Hill Robert Glasper And Hiatus Kaiyote Ever Made A Love Child It Would Mostly Likely Be Songwriter Melissa Czarnik. This Genre Busting Soulful-Emcee Is An Ever-Evolving Idiom Worth Dissecting Studying And Pouring Over. Her Music Fuses Elements Of Poetry Into An Eclectic Mix That Soothes Jazz And Hip Hop Lovers Alike. She Performs Live With Eric Joseph Meyer Keys/loop Pedal Meredith Butterworth Backing Vocals/djembe And Ari Folman-Cohen Bass . Czarnik Has Toured The U.S. And Europe Performing At Notable Venues Such As The Green Mill Chicago Woodland Pattern Book Center Milwaukee Knitting Factory Brooklyn Blue Note NYC Le Tavernier Brussels . She Has Been Recognized As One Of New York City's "Best Emerging Artists" By The Deli Magazine NYC And NPR Hails Her As "soulful Fluid Rapper That Has Produced A Surprising Potent And Thoughtful Mix Of Funk Jazz Soul And Hip-Hop." "With Slammin’ Poetry Precise Beats And DIY Authenticity Czarnik Is An Inspiration To Young MC’s Everywhere."
-Claire Ashton Bitch Magazine "Her Musicality Is Inclusive Enough To Envelop Folk Jazz And Pop Sensibilities In Loops And Live Instrumentation...Czarnik May Not Be Out To Set The World Ablaze As A Female Counterpart To Eminem But She'll Fire Up Listeners To Grab Notebooks And Microphones And Set Their Observations To Sounds Not Beholden To Any Commercial R&B Radio Format."
- Jamie Lee Rake Shepherd Express “Czarnik Is A Soulful Fluid Rapper Backed By The Five-Piece Eric Mire Band. Together They’ve Produced A Surprising Potent And Thoughtful Mix Of Funk Jazz Soul And Hip-Hop.”
– Robin Hilton NPR All Songs Considered “It’s As Surprising A Pairing As It Is Effective…Hard-Hitting And Smooth At Once.” – Mike Levine Deli Magazine NYC “A Class Slice Of Socially-Conscious Hip Hop That Bodes Well For The LP Non Merci .” – Amy Bell The Girls Are “This Incredible Young Rapper From Milwaukee Had Me Under Her Spell From The First To Last Moments Of Her Album… This Girl Is Going All The Way.” – Chloe Veltman VoiceBox KALW 91.7FM read less