Melissa Aldana Quartet - Encore RE-STREAMED at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

Melissa Aldana (saxophone)
Charles Altura (guitar)
Pablo Menares (bass)
Kush Abadey (drums)

**THIS SHOW IS AN ENCORE RESTREAM**

Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, a major rising talent originally from Santiago, Chile, leads an exciting weekend quintet with pianist Sullivan Fortner, guitarist Charles Altura, bassist Pablo Menares and drummer Kush Abadey (Friday) and quartet with Altura, Menares, and Abadey (Saturday). Since arriving in New York from Berklee in 2009, she won the 2013 Monk competition and numerous accolades for her work as a soloist, with her Crash Trio and with the all-star Grammy nominated group Artemis. The New York Times calls her one of the more exciting young tenor saxophonists today and Hot House adds, Melissa Aldanas expression is rare and wildly evolving as she continues to reach for more....

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Melissa Aldana (saxophone)
Charles Altura (guitar)
Pablo Menares (bass)
Kush Abadey (drums)

**THIS SHOW IS AN ENCORE RESTREAM**

Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, a major rising talent originally from Santiago, Chile, leads an exciting weekend quintet with pianist Sullivan Fortner, guitarist Charles Altura, bassist Pablo Menares and drummer Kush Abadey (Friday) and quartet with Altura, Menares, and Abadey (Saturday). Since arriving in New York from Berklee in 2009, she won the 2013 Monk competition and numerous accolades for her work as a soloist, with her Crash Trio and with the all-star Grammy nominated group Artemis. The New York Times calls her one of the more exciting young tenor saxophonists today and Hot House adds, Melissa Aldanas expression is rare and wildly evolving as she continues to reach for more.
“Aldana…embodies a new sense of possibility and direction in jazz.” – The Washington Post

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