Melissa Aldana Crash Trio at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

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“A big, fierce sound...” – National Public Radio (NPR)
Melissa Aldana, the daughter of famed Chilean saxophonist Marcos Aldana, learned well from her father. Heavily influenced by Sonny Rollins, Don Byas, and Mark Turner, Aldana has performed with a parade of top-notch jazz artists: George Coleman, Greg Osby, Christian McBride, and Jeff “Tain” Waits, among others. Melissa is the first South American, and first female, to win the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Aldana's Crash Trio features her critically acclaimed bandmates Pablo Menares on bass; and Francisco Mela on drums. Crash Trio (Concord Music Group) is her latest recording....

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$22/Advance $27/Door
“A big, fierce sound...” – National Public Radio (NPR)
Melissa Aldana, the daughter of famed Chilean saxophonist Marcos Aldana, learned well from her father. Heavily influenced by Sonny Rollins, Don Byas, and Mark Turner, Aldana has performed with a parade of top-notch jazz artists: George Coleman, Greg Osby, Christian McBride, and Jeff “Tain” Waits, among others. Melissa is the first South American, and first female, to win the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Aldana's Crash Trio features her critically acclaimed bandmates Pablo Menares on bass; and Francisco Mela on drums. Crash Trio (Concord Music Group) is her latest recording.

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