Melissa aldana quartet at jazz gallery the new york times. Melissa aldana is an awardwinning jazz tenor saxophonist and leader of the crash trio, also featuring bassist pablo menares and drummer francisco mela. Inspired by the life and works of frida kahlo, aldana creates a parallel between her experiences as a female saxophone player in a maledominated community, and kahlos experiences. Second cycle second cycle is melissa aldana s new album. Nov 22, 2012 check out second cycle by melissa aldana on amazon music. Melissa aldana visions 2019 official digital download. This weeks sounds of berklee podcast features an aldana original, free fall, a composition that she performed during the final round of the monk competition. Saxophonist melissa aldana was born in 1988 in santiago, chile. On her first jazz quartet visions, awardwinning saxophonist melissa aldana connects her work to the legacy. Melissa aldana, a chileanborn tenor saxophonist, has the elusive ability to balance technical achievement against a rich emotional palette.
Her dad was also an trainer, and from age six she insistently started. Melissa aldana bio, wiki 2017 musician biographies. Melissa aldana shows throughout the recording that she is able to reach the depths of her tenor sax and at the same time play in a very unique subtle manner. She then earned wider acclaim winning the 20 thelonious monk international jazz saxophone competition. Jazz club and the monterey jazz festival, and her second album, second cycle, was released in 2012.
The melissa aldana quartet contemporary arts center. Melissa aldana is an adept jazz tenor saxophonist known for her fluid harmonic lines and strong sense for the acoustic postbop tradition. Melissa aldana and crash trio the checkout live at berklee. Living a second cycle article by marta ramon, published on january 1, 20 at all about jazz. Visions, her finest album, was inspired by the inner life of mexican artist frida kahlo.
Melissa aldana is from santiago, chile, lives in nyc and won the thelonious monk competition in 20. Here you can buy and download music mp3 melissa aldana. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from melissa aldana at the discogs marketplace. I read here that she plays a 9 tip opening with rsj 4h reeds.
Find melissa aldana discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Second cycle second cycle is melissa aldanas new album. Check out second cycle by melissa aldana on amazon music. I saw melissa aldana mention her cd, second cycle, on the facebook saxophonists group page, then all about jazz had an article about her, then the new york times referred to her as a searching and selfassured young tenor saxophonist in its announcement of a performance at the jazz gallery 125. Melissa won the 20 thelonious monk competition and is the first female instrumentalist to ever do so. On her first jazz quartet visions, awardwinning saxophonist melissa aldana connects her work to the legacy of latina artists who have come before her, creating a pathway for her own expression. Aldana is one of several talented berklee alumni to perform in the npr series, the checkoutlive at berklee. Second cycle by melissa aldana, released in 2012 on inner circle music.
She started this short tour with the closing concert of valencias jimmy glass international jazz festival, clearly happy. She plays the sax without overpowering the group, and without trying to imitate other sax players. Her live shows in this period included performances at the blue note jazz club and the monterey jazz festival, and her second album, second cycle, was released in 2012. After watching pupils come in and out of her home in santiago, chile to take lessons from her father, marcos aldana a renowned jazz saxophonist himself the young melissa would pester him to teach her as well. Born in santiago, chile in 1988, aldana is the daughter of the renowned tenor saxophonist marcos aldana. As impressive as melissa aldanas first cd was, with second cycle she has made a mature and melodic jump ahead. Melissa aldana quartet at smalls jazz club ft ross pederson gordon au joseph lepore. Melissa aldana can be an awardwinning jazz tenor saxophonist and innovator from the crash trio, also featuring bassist pablo menares and drummer francisco mela. At age 7 melissa began music studies, specifically the saxophone, under her father marco aldanas tutelage. On her first jazz quartet album visions, awardwinning saxophonist melissa aldana connects her. She recorded her first album, free fall, released on greg osbys inner circle music imprint in 2010.
Her hard reedbig tip setup doesnt surprise me at all. Melissa aldana download all jazz songs melissa aldana. Download high res photo photo by harrison weinstein. Get full address, contact info, background report and more. Find melissa aldana discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of visions 2019 by melissa aldana at mp3caprice. Chilean tenor saxophonist melissa aldana invokes the mexican artist frida kahlo as the inspiration for visions, which was originally commissioned as a suite, with its world premiere at jazz gallery last june. Ook op haar tweede uitgave second cycle 2012, inner circle music is ze nog op zoek naar haar eigen stem. Melissa aldana and crash trio add third show features.
In doing so, aldana added a new dimension to her sound, resulting in a transformative movement of expression and selfidentity. Melissa aldana and the crash trio, second cycle, and free fall. Melissa aldana born 3 december 1988 is a chilean tenor saxophone player, who performs. If the first rule of entertainment is always leave them wanting more, then she has accomplished that delightfully. Ive only heard parts of them, what i heard is real nice stuff with some nice compositions, imo. Again showing her great technical mastery, what truly make second cycle such. She began playing the saxophone when she was six, under the influence and tuition of her father marcos aldana, also a professional saxophonist. Discovered by pianist danilo perez while still a teenager, aldana debuted with free fall in 2010. Rising tenor saxophone star releases her second trio album and fourth as a leader, unveiling powerful music by herself and her illustrious bandmates. Due to high demand, the first of two shows set to feature an awardwinning chilean jazz saxophonist quickly sold out, but an additional show was added to fulfill desires to. In 2007 aldana moved to boston to enroll at berklee, coming under the mentorship of tenor. Melissa aldana contemporary arts center new orleans. Melissa also had a collaboration with slovenian saxophonist jure pukl 2018. Listen to melissa aldana soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create brooklyn.
Melissa aldana, a 24yearold tenor saxophonist, wants to show you how much she knows of the jazz tradition and how authoritatively she can play it. Marcos is one of the first chilean musicians to attain international recognition, was the first from that country, to participate in the thelonious monk competition and to. Aldana graduated from berklee in 2009, relocating to new york city to study under george coleman. The melissa aldana quartet contemporary arts center new orleans. Page 2here is a video with melissa aldana sounding great. The original compositions are full of emotion and have a modern touch while the standards sound old school in the best way possible. Stream tracks and playlists from melissa aldana on your desktop or mobile device. Aldana recorded her second album, second cycle 2012, for osbys inner circle music imprint as she did her first, and she travelled to spain to perform it, along with drummer francisco mela and bassist dee jay foster. Melissa aldana we found 15 entries for melissa aldana in the us. Melissa aldana began playing saxophone at the tender age of 6. Her live shows in this period included performances at the blue note jazz club and the monterey jazz festival, and her second album, second cycle. With her debut album, free fall 2010, she emerged on the new york scene as a supertalented tenor sax player, followed by second cycle in 2012.
Kbps stands for kilobits per second and the number of kbps represents the audio quality of the mp3s. You can buy latest album free fall 2010 melissa aldana. The disc showcases a stellar quintet, featuring pianist sam harris, bassist pablo menares, drummer tommy crane, and vibraphonist joel ross, on board for all but three of the 11 tracks. Melissa aldana may still be in her early twenties, but the tenor saxophonist already knows what it is like to play with big jazz names like saxophonists george coleman, benny golson and george garzone. In a short time, aldana has found her own place in the difficult new york jazz scene because she has developed a new voice that has commanded the attention of both the public and her peers. I thought about you saxophone solo performed by melissa aldana, composed by james van heusen first cycle, second cycle, free fall and l line all composed by melissa aldana, from the cd second cycle, performed by melissa aldana with gordon au, joseph lepore, and ross pederson. Music profile for melissa aldana, born 3 december 1988. By age 16, melissa was already headlining sets for the santiago jazz clubs, before moving to boston to study at the venerated berklee school of music. Free fall and second cycle, she turned her attention to the chordless trio, a jazz aesthetic sonny rollins did so much to pioneer. Second cycle melissa aldana i saw melissa aldana mention her cd, second cycle, on the facebook saxophonists group page, then all about jazz had an article about her, then the new york times referred to her as a searching and selfassured young tenor saxophonist in its announcement of a performance at the jazz gallery 125.
Created in santiago, chile in 1988, aldana may be the daughter from the renowned tenor saxophonist marcos aldana. Aldana began with alto, influenced by artists such as charlie parker, cannonball adderley, and michael brecker. Her father began teaching her by showing her how to. Pablo menares, aldanas fellow native of santiago, chile, is again on bass.
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