Amelia has studied with some of the Bay Area's most formidable talents. After earning her BA in Music Performance from CSU Hayward, Amelia entered the music scene and has since been an active freelance saxophone player.

In addition to appearances with Bay Area groups—including the Montclair Women's Big Band directed by Ellen Seeling, Orquesta Sensual, Cha Cha Boom, Orquesta D'Soul, Tito Garcia y Su Orquesta La Internacional, Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Collective West Jazz Orchestra, Carma Big Band, Realistic Orchestra, Orquesta Soroa and the Sal Carson Big Band—she has performed with Patti Labelle, The Temptations, Louie Bellson, Vicki Randle, The Family Stone, The Dells, The Four Tops and Conrad Herwig.