Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana returns to Finland as a soloist of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra for three concerts in October!
The collaboration between Melissa Aldana and UMO started in summer 2023 at Pori Jazz Festival, where Jim McNeely's arrangements of Aldana's compositions were played with the power of the big band. For the October concert series, the repertoire will be expanded with a couple of new arrangements. The conductor isEd Partyka.
Grammy-nominated tenor saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana (b. 1988) hailing from Chile and living in the United States, is considered one of the leading jazz voices of her generation. She won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition as the first female and as the first South American instrumentalist in 2013. Her jazz quartetโs first album Visions was released with rave reviews in 2019, and the second album 12 Stars received an equally glorious reception in 2022. The first reviews of the album Echoes of the Inner Prophet, released in spring 2024, have also been graceful. DownBeat nominated her as the Rising Star Artist of the Year in 2022. Melissa Aldana is known for her smooth harmonies and compositions that respect post-bop traditions. She has already established her name among the jazz musicians such as John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Roy Hargrove, Branford Marsalis and the SFJAZZ Collective. www.melissaaldana.net...
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Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana returns to Finland as a soloist of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra for three concerts in October!
The collaboration between Melissa Aldana and UMO started in summer 2023 at Pori Jazz Festival, where Jim McNeely's arrangements of Aldana's compositions were played with the power of the big band. For the October concert series, the repertoire will be expanded with a couple of new arrangements. The conductor isEd Partyka.
Grammy-nominated tenor saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana (b. 1988) hailing from Chile and living in the United States, is considered one of the leading jazz voices of her generation. She won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition as the first female and as the first South American instrumentalist in 2013. Her jazz quartetโs first album Visions was released with rave reviews in 2019, and the second album 12 Stars received an equally glorious reception in 2022. The first reviews of the album Echoes of the Inner Prophet, released in spring 2024, have also been graceful. DownBeat nominated her as the Rising Star Artist of the Year in 2022. Melissa Aldana is known for her smooth harmonies and compositions that respect post-bop traditions. She has already established her name among the jazz musicians such as John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Roy Hargrove, Branford Marsalis and the SFJAZZ Collective. www.melissaaldana.net
Duration at Siltasali and Mรถysรค: about 90 minutes, no intermission.
Duration at Savoy Theatre: about 2 hours with intermission.
The visit is part of the international Jazz Finland Residency in Helsinki launched by the Finnish Jazz Federation, Sibelius Academy Jazz Music Department at Uniarts Helsinki, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and the Finnish Musicians' Union. The Residence, coordinated and managed by the Jazz Federation, annually invites two international artist guests to Finland. The residency program includes holding master classes at Sibelius Academy and performing together with UMO. The residence's partners are also Music Finland, Finnish Jazz Musicians association and the HIAP Helsinki International Artist Program. www.jazzfinlandresidency.fi
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is the only professional orchestra in Finland specialised in jazz and new rhythm-oriented music. The big band of 16 musicians plays about 100 concerts every year in Finland and abroad. The orchestra plays a diverse range of modern music that is on the pulse of the times. The programme varies from jazz to soul and classical music, mixing old and new in surprising way, from children to senior citizens. www.umohelsinki.fi
Sukupolvensa johtava jazzรครคni, tenorisaksofonisti Melissa Aldana palaa Suomeen ja UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestran solistiksi! Konsertit Jyvรคskylรคssรค, Lahdessa ja Helsingissรค.
Melissa Aldanan ja UMOn yhteistyรถ kรคynnistyi viime kesรคnรค Pori Jazz -festivaalilla, jossa Jim McNeelynsovitukset Aldanan post-bopin perinteitรค kunnioittavista sรคvellyksistรค soivat ison orkesterin voimin. Lokakuun konserttisarjaan ohjelmistoa laajennetaan muutamilla uusilla sovituksilla. Kapellimestarina toimii Ed Partyka.
Chilestรค kotoisin oleva ja nykyรครคn Yhdysvalloissa vaikuttava saksofonisti ja sรคveltรคjรค Melissa Aldana (s. 1988) on noussut jazzmaailman kirkkaimpien tรคhtien joukkoon. Vuonna 2013 hรคn teki historiaa voittaessaan Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competitionin ensimmรคisenรค naisena ja etelรคamerikkalaisena instrumentalistina. Maineikas DownBeat tรคhditti Aldanan Rising Star Artist of the Year -tittelillรค 2022, Grammy-ehdokkaana hรคn on ollut vuosina 2020 ja 2023. Aldanan johtaman jazzkvartetin debyyttialbumi Visions (2019) ja sitรค seurannut 12 Stars (2022) saivat molemmat ylistรคvรคt arvostelut. Myรถs kevรครคllรค 2024 julkaistun Echoes of the Inner Prophet -albumin ensimmรคiset arviot ovat olleet ylistรคviรค. Melissa Aldana on tehnyt yhteistyรถtรค lukuisten jazzlegendojen, kuten John Scofieldin, Joe Lovanon, Roy Hargroven, Branford Marsaliksen ja SFJAZZ Collectiven kanssa. www.melissaaldana.net
Siltasalissa ja Mรถysรคssรค n. 90 min setti ilman vรคliaikaa. Savoy-teatterissa kahden tunnin vรคliajallinen konsertti.
Vierailu on osa Suomen Jazzliiton, Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemian jazzmusiikin aineryhmรคn, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestran ja Muusikkojen liiton kรคynnistรคmรครค kansainvรคlisen jazzalan residenssitoimintaa Helsingissรค. Jazzliiton koordinoima ja hallinnoima residenssi kutsuu vuosittain Suomeen kaksi kansainvรคlistรค artistivierasta. Residenssiohjelmaan kuuluu mestarikurssien pitรคminen Sibelius-Akatemian jazzmusiikin aineryhmรคssรค sekรค esiintyminen yhdessรค UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestran kanssa. Residenssin yhteistyรถkumppaneina toimivat lisรคksi Music Finland, Jazzmuusikot ry ja HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme. www.jazzfinlandresidency.fi
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra on jazzin ja rytmimusiikin saralla ammattimaisesti toimiva orkesteri, joka esiintyy vuosittain noin sadassa konsertissa ja tapahtumassa. Vuodesta 1975 alkaen UMO Helsinki on julkaissut yli 60 albumia ja esiintynyt kotimaisten huippunimien lisรคksi kansainvรคlisten jazztรคhtien kanssa. Orkesterin ohjelmisto ulottuu aina jazzista souliin ja klassiseen musiikkiin, yhdistรคen yllรคtyksellisesti uutta ja vanhaa. www.umohelsinki.fi
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