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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.

Album

Beneath Lifted Skies

By Linda May Han Oh & Melissa Aldana

Label: Biophilia Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Anthropology; Hallucinations; Improvisation: Infinite; Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love; Cyclic Episode; The Sorcerer; Dance Cadaverous; 26-2; I’ll be Seeing You; Social Call; Improvisation: Resolve; Introspection; God Bless the Child; Improvisation: Shoulder to Shoulder; Winter.

Album

Filin

By Melissa Aldana

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: La Sentencia; Dime Si Eres Tú; No Te Empeñes Más; Imágenes; Las Rosas No Hablan; Little Church; Ocaso; No Pidas Imposibles.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Giraffe, Jan Harbeck Quartet, Kirsten Sym Undectet, Linda Sikhakhane & more

by Marek J. Śmietański
October 20, 2026

The 131st episode is built around August 2026 releases. Two debuts--one from Los Angeles, one from Norway--set the tone: jazz without fixed borders, shaped by listening rather than planning. From there the programme moves through stillness and restraint, then into the question of what happens when musicians spend decades absorbing tradition until it becomes entirely their ...

Article: In Pictures

The Monterey Jazz Festival 2026 Did Not Disappoint

by Ronald Davis
October 19, 2026

A collection of photos from the Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey CA from September 25, 2026 to September 27, 2026 featuring Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Ron Carter, Melissa Aldana, Veronica Leahy, Emmanuel Michael, Christone Kingfish" Ingram, David Sánchez, Shemekia Copeland, David Virelles, Dezron Douglas, Ravi Coltrane, Elé Howell, Brian Blade, Linda May Han Oh, Sylvia ...

Article: Live Review

Festival-ing on Historic Grounds

by Josef Woodard
October 9, 2026

Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey, CA September 25-27, 2026 As the legendary Monterey jazz festival leans into its 70th year in 2027, the artistic and commercial mission remains steadfast, while the leadership chair has been in rotation the last few years. After Tim Jackson retired after 32 years of noble and ...

Article: Live Review

Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle

by Paul Rauch
October 4, 2026

Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane Jazz Alley Seattle, WA September 29, 2026 The final wave of Coltrane 100 performances are rolling in, after the year-long blitz of celebrating his genius and legacy. Chicago-born tenor master Isaiah Collier landed at Seattle's renowned Jazz Alley this week, his first two-nighter there after a few ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Linda May Han Oh, Melissa Aldana, Cindy Blackman Santana, Bernd Lhotzky & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 22, 2026

A collection of newly released gems in which jazz goes rock and baroque, modern and traditional, political and existential.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Cindy Blackman Santana “Blue Whale" Coherence (Mack Avenue) 0:16 Host talks 7:15 Jacques Schwarz-Bart “Sarah" Resistance (Quai Son) 8:56 Host ...

Article: Live Review

Detroit Jazz Festival 2026: A Gathering in a Great Jazz City

by Paul Rauch
September 15, 2026

Detroit Jazz Festival 2026 Hart Plaza Detroit, MI September 4-7, 2026 Thursday evening is when artists, media and event staffers begin to file into the Detroit Marriott, arriving from points around the globe. The common purpose is the 47th annual Detroit Jazz Festival, an annual tradition on Labor Day weekend. The ...

Article: Play This!

Two Views Of A Masterpiece

by John Chacona
September 15, 2026

As a jazz composer is it better to be a hedgehog or a fox, to write music that is so irreducibly singular that there is only one way to perform it or do be so embracingly universal that one's genius spreads like pollinator bees? Arguably Wayne Shorter, fairly unanimously embraced as the greatest jazz composer of ...