Michelle “Songbird” Ray performs as a feature artist for various events throughout the Tri-State area whenever the opportunity arises, and considers each encounter a blessing!

In February 2018, “Songbird” became the lead vocalist of the B-Smooth Band where her first performance with the unit was during happy hour for the Philadelphia Eagles’ Superbowl parade at the famous Warmdaddy's Supper Club in South Philadelphia! She continued to perform with them on a monthly basis at the venue’s happy hour events until the 2020 pandemic.

With B-Smooth, “Songbird” has performed at the Willingboro (NJ) Jazz Festival, the Odunde African Festival in Philadelphia, the LaRose Jazz Club in Philadelphia, Kelsey’s Supper Club in Atlantic CIty NJ, Taste of Soul by Ms. Nancy Restaurant in Burlington City NJ, Jazz at the Wyndham in Mt. Laurel NJ, Wilson’s Live Entertainment & Restaurant in Hi-Nella NJ, Palmyra-Cinnaminson-Riverton’s annual Juneteenth Celebration in Palmyra NJ as well as hired for private events. They enjoy performing covers, but are working on an original project for release in the near future.

In March 2019 “Songbird” joined a women's collective, Sistahs Attune, covered by the Women's Coalition for Empowerment, Inc, led by the multi-talented Shekhinah B and featuring the incomparable jazz singer-songwriter Ella Gahnt. She enjoys the sisterhood in music as they perform in jazz arts events sponsored by and al around the City of Philadelphia including Spruce Street Park (Penn’s Landing) and Dilworth Park (City Hall). The highlight of her tenure with the group was travelling in July 2019 to perform at Santiago de Cuba’s annual 3-day festival, located in the second largest city in Cuba!

COVID-19 in March 2020 brought challenges to the world including the music scene, but once the world started to open back up, people expressed their need to hear feel-good music again! “Songbird” has been blessed to collaborate with artists and bands from Poughkeepsie NY to Washington DC, including Mother’s Day 2022 with Atlantic City’s own Angela Burton and an all-star lineup including the Stylistics and the Intruders!

“Songbird” looks forward to entertaining for years to come!