Melissa Aldana

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Full Name	Melissa Aldana
Occupation	Saxophonist
Date Of Birth	Dec 3, 1988(1988-12-03)
Age	36
Birthplace	Santiago
Country	Chile
Birth City	Santiago Metropolitan Region
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Melissa Aldana Biography

Melissa Aldana is one of the most popular and richest Saxophonist who was born on December 3, 1988 in Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. Chilean tenor saxophone player. She is well-known for her solo performances as well as as being part of the Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio. Her performances with a variety of musicians and artists include Chilean tenor saxophone player who is known for her work both as a soloist and as a part of the group Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio. She is known for having performed alongside a wide range of other musicians and artists including Peter Bernstein, Kevin Hays, and Christian McBride. and Kevin Hays.

She was invited to perform with pianist Danilo perez at 2005’s Panama Jazz Festival.

She started performing in Santiago jazz clubs in her early teens. In 2005, after meeting him while he was on tour in Chile, she was invited by pianist Danilo Pérez to play at the Panama Jazz Festival, as well as a number of auditions at music schools in the USA. As a result of these introductions she went on to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where her tutors included Joe Lovano, George Garzone, Frank Tiberi, Greg Osby, Hal Crook, Bill Pierce, and Ralph Peterson.

Aldana graduated from Berklee in 2009, relocating to New York City to study under George Coleman. She recorded her first album, Free Fall, released on Greg Osby’s Inner Circle Music imprint in 2010. 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. In 2013, aged 24, she was the first female musician and the first South American musician to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, in which her father had been a semi-finalist in 1991. The prize was a $25,000 scholarship, and a recording contract with Concord Jazz. Reporting her win, the Washington Post described Aldana as representing “a new sense of possibility and direction in jazz”.

She was born in Santiago, Chile and raised there. Marcos Aldana, her father, was a professional saxophonist.

Melissa Aldana Net Worth

Melissa Aldana is one of the richest Saxophonist from Chile. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Melissa Aldana 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At six years old, she began playing the saxophone for the first time. She began playing the saxophone as an alto, before moving to tenor. In her early teens, she began performing in jazz clubs all over Santiago.

She received the Altazor National Arts Awards of Chile and the Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal award.

Melissa Aldana (born 3 December 1988) is a Chilean tenor saxophone player, who performs both as a soloist and with her band Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio.

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Facts & Trivia

Melissa Ranked on the list of most popular Saxophonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Chile. Melissa Aldana celebrates birthday on December 3 of every year.

Top Facts about Melissa Aldana

1. Melissa Aldana is a Chilean tenor saxophonist.
2. She was the first female instrumentalist to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2013.
3. Aldana has released six albums as a bandleader.
4. Her music blends traditional jazz with Latin American rhythms and melodies.
5. She comes from a family of musicians, including her father Marcos Aldana who is also a saxophonist.
6. In 2020, she was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship for her contributions to jazz music.
7. Aldana has collaborated with prominent jazz musicians such as Danilo Pérez and Terri Lyne Carrington.
8. She studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston before moving to New York City to pursue her career in jazz.
9. Aldana’s playing style is characterized by its technical proficiency and emotional depth.
10. She has been praised for her ability to push boundaries and innovate within the genre of jazz music.