Melissa Aldana
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Biography
Melissa Aldana, born 3â¯Decemberâ¯1988 in Santiago, Chile, is a tenor saxophonist and composer who began playing the saxophone at six under her father Marcos Aldanaâs guidance. After studying at Berklee College of Music, she released her debut album Free Fall in 2010, followed by Second Cycle in 2012. In 2013 she won the Theloniousâ¯Monk International Saxophone Competition, securing a Concord Jazz recording contract. Her subsequent releases include Back Home (2016), and Visions for Motéma Music (2019). After signing with Blue Note Records, she released Echoes of the Inner Prophet (2024) and 12â¯Stars (2022), the latter featuring the single "Falling". Melissa Aldana received a 2020 Grammy nomination for Best Improvised Jazz Solo and was ranked sixth tenor saxophonist by DownBeat in Decemberâ¯2022. In 2026, she released the album Filin, produced by Don Was and featuring vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kush Abadey.
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Albums
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- The Solitary Seeker
- Falling
- Intuition
- Ritual
- Intro to Emilia
- The Bluest Eye
- The Fool
- So It Goes featuring Melissa Aldana
- New Points
- Dear Joe
- I Know You Know
- Echoes Of The Inner Prophet
- No Pidas Imposibles
- Cone of Silence
- No Te Empeñes Más
- A Purpose
- Ocaso
- Unconscious Whispers
- Little Church
- Los ojos de Chile
- Las Rosas No Hablan
- 12 Stars
- Imágenes
- La Sentencia
