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Melissa Aldana Performance and Master Class
PM Woodwind is thrilled to welcome, for the second time, world renowned saxophonist Melissa Aldana for a Performance and Masterclass.
Grammy nominated saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana has garnered international recognition for her visionary work as a band leader, as well as her deeply meditative interpretation of language and vocabulary.
Aldana was born in Santiago, Chile, and grew up in a musical family. Both her father and grandfather were saxophonists and she took up the instrument at age six under her father Marcos’ tutelage. Aldana began on alto influenced by artists such as Charlie Parker and Cannonball Adderley, but switched to tenor upon first hearing the music of Sonny Rollins. She performed in Santiago jazz clubs in her early teens and was invited by pianist Danilo Perez to play the Panama jazz festival in 2005.
Aldana moved to the U.S. to attend the Berklee College of Music and became the first female instrumentalist and the first South American musician to win the Thelonius Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Aldana is also an in-demand clinician and educator, and the New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department recently appointed her to their jazz faculty beginning in the fall of 2021.
Melissa will be joined by her touring musicians Pablo Menares on bass, and Kush Abadey on drums.
Reservations are not required, but to be guaranteed a seat please call or email for a reservation since seating is limited.
When: Saturday, June 6 – from 2pm – 4pm
Where: PM Woodwind – space next door
826 Custer Ave. Evanston, IL 60202
Info: PM Woodwind – 847-869-7049
PM Woodwind is easily accessible by the CTA Redline Main Street stop or the Metra Main Street Station. Street parking is available.
As always, this event is free and open to the public.
Melissa and her quartet will be performing at the Jazz Showcase June 4 – June 7. Please check them out!
This event will be live streamed on the PM Woodwind YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/
Visit Vincent Melissa Aldana at: https://www.melissaaldana.net
Visit us at: pmwoodwind.com
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