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Instrument: Saxophone
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Melissa Aldana
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On her first jazz quartet "Visions", award-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana connects her work to the legacy of Latina artists who have come before her, creating a pathway for her own expression. Inspired by the life and works of Frida Kahlo, Aldana creates a parallel between her experiences as a female saxophone player in a male-dominated community, and Kahlo’s experiences as a female visual artist working to assert herself in a landscape dominated by men. On her first jazz quartet recording, Aldana adds a new dimension to her sound, resulting in a transformative movement of expression and self-identity
Echoes Of The Inner Prophet
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Echoes Of The Inner Prophet; Unconscious Whispers; A Story; The Solitary Seeker; Ritual; A Purpose;
Cone of Silence; I Know You Know.
Spring Releases From Jordan VanHemert, Andrea Wolper, Sarah Jerrom, Idit Shner, Melissa Aldana, Fay Victor, Birthday Shoutouts & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
Midway through Jazz Appreciation Month, this broadcast continues the celebration with new releases from from Jordan VanHemert, Andrea Wolper, Sarah Jerrom, Idit Shner & Mhondoro, Melissa Aldana and Fay Victor, with birthday shoutouts to Marilyn Maye, Barbara Lea, Carmen McRae, Haruna Fukazawa, Michele Brourman and Rosa Passos, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the ...
Melissa Aldana: Echoes Of The Inner Prophet
by Mike Jurkovic
Grammy-nominated saxophonist Melissa Aldana was all of maybe 21 going on 22 in 2010 when her Inner Circle Records arrival, Free Fall, caught many a discerning ear with its surprisingly earthy and assured lines and tangents. Her first for Blue Note, 2022's 12 Stars, displayed much the same but with a more resolute, restorative, established tone. ...
Introducing Saxophonist Olivia Hughart
by Sanford Josephson
This article previously appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. Growing up in Lower Merion, PA, a jny: Philadelphia suburb, Olivia Hughart started playing jazz saxophone in middle school. “My parents were big music lovers," she recalled. “We were listening to music all the time. They're huge Yellowjackets fans, so we'd always listen to Bob Mintzer ...
New Year, New Releases, Part 2 -- Review of 2023 Recordings & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
The first broadcast of 2024 includes new releases from Mark Winkler plus a single from Rachel Z, Part 2 of my favorite recordings of 2023 with birthday shoutouts to Naama Gheber, Myra Melford, Carol Sudhalter, Georgia Mancio, Christine Tobin, Susannah McCorkle and Rachel Z, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear ...
Sullivan Fortner: Solo Game
by Angelo Leonardi
Partner preferito di Cécile McLorin Salvant, con cui ha inciso tre dischi, Sullivan Fortner è tra i pianisti più autorevoli della sua generazione. Le doti evidenti sono il magistero tecnico, la ricercatezza stilistica e l'equilibrio che pone tra rispetto della tradizione e ricerca personale. Nel suo percorso professionale di oltre quindici anni ha inciso ...
Sullivan Fortner: Solo Game
by Mike Jurkovic
Mentored by Fred Hersch and Jason Moran, and produced by Hersch, Solo Game puts pianist Sullivan Fortner in a really good place. That is before the music even starts. Then it does start with a sly and subdued solo on Stevie Wonder's buoyant 1973 top tenner, “Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing," while dropping subtle hints ...
Ludovica Burtone: Sparks
by Angelo Leonardi
È un debutto discografico davvero significativo, questo di Ludovica Burtone, violinista friulana di formazione classica con un diploma in composizione del Berklee College of Music e un ottimo curriculum di collaborazioni con jazzzisti statunitensi e internazionali. Inciso a New York con un ensemble comprendente un quartetto d'archi e ritmica, più alcuni ospiti di ...
New Releases Plus Holiday Music, Birthday Shoutouts, Grammy Nominees & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast begins the holidays with music of the season from John Paul McGee and Hendrik Meurkens new releases from Karen Hammack, The Airmen of Note, Russ Lorenson and Margot Sergent, more nods to Grammy nominees plus birthday shoutouts to Judy Carmichael, Rebecca Coupe Franks, Ethel Ennis, Sylvia Syms, Melissa Aldana, June Christy, Maria Schneider and ...
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