home news music bios contact Meet Michelle Kinney As a composer, Michelle has received awards and grants from The Bush Foundation, The Jerome Foundation, McKnight Foundation, NEA/Rockefeller, Harvestworks/Studio Pass, and the American Composers Forum. Her work appears on various compilation recordings including the recent “Sonic Circuits X” from the Innova label. In addition to performing in her own bands (now Jelloslave), Michelle has recorded, performed and toured throughout Europe and the United States with some of the most respected innovators in new music today. Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, Myra Melford, George Cartwright, Leroy Jenkins, Elliot Sharp, Brandon Ross, Steven Bernstein and Steve Tibbets are among the artists calling on Michelle’s contributions as a cellist. She has also worked extensively in pop music, including many recordings and appearances live and on TV (Tonight Show, Letterman, VHS Storytellers) with Natalie Merchant, several recordings with Sheryl Crow, performance projects with producer Hal Wilner, The Letterman Show with Lou Reed, recording with John Cale, and Richie Havens’ recent release “Wishing Well”.