Melissa Aldana

tenor saxophone · 1988 · Santiago, Chile

Trained by her father, saxophonist Marcos Aldana, then at Berklee and with George Coleman, she won the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition in 2013, the first woman and the first South American to win. She signed with Blue Note with 12 Stars (2022).

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Styles

• Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide)

Landmark tracks

• 12 Stars (2022)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Jan 12, 2021: French Quarter en direct de New York avec Jerome Sabbagh & Melissa Aldana (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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