Melissa Aldana

Melissa Aldana meets Christian McBride in Umbria (2013)

December 30, 2013 - Chilean sax player Melissa Aldana will play with Carl Allen & David Wong and duet with Christian McBride at " Umbria Jazz Winter" in Orvieto, Italy

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Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio

Released in June 2014, "Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio" is the third album of Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana with Crash Trio — Chilean bassist Pablo Menares and Cuban drummer...

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The new Esperanza Spalding feels like Robert Wyatt in bed with Judy Garland. It has that organic intellectualism that implies ‘I put twelve spells on you because you’re mind’

Esperanza Spalding's '12 Little Spells' is her seventh album released on October 19, 2018 by Concord. Visual artist Ethan Samuel Young has directed the video version of the album.

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Happy Birthday Marcus Miller. ‘Marcus Imperator’

This day (June 14, 1959), in Brooklyn, New York, is born Marcus Miller, an American bass player, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.Tracklist : Detroit . Redemption . February . Mr. Clean...

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Happy Birthday Kenny G. ‘Super G’

This day (June 5, 1956), in Seattle, Washington, is born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick a.k.a Kenny G, an American contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist.Tracklist : Songbird . Forever In Love ....

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Happy Birthday Christian McBride. ‘The Prince McBride’

This day (May 31, 1972), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Christian McBride, an American jazz bassist.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Patrice Rushen (2019) 2 . w/ New Jawn – John...

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Happy Birthday Gonzalo Rubalcaba. ‘Rubalcaba De Cuba’

This day (May 27, 1963), in Havana, Cuba, is born Gonzalo Rubalcaba, a Grammy Award-winning Cuban jazz pianist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . Joy, Joie (2019) 2 . Gitaneria (2018)...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.30 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To George Benson, Bob Marley, J. J. Cale, The Cure, AC/DC, Blue Öyster Cult, Procol Harum, Meat Puppets, Richard and Linda Thompson, Peggy Lee, Jackie...

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Sixth ‘International Jazz Day’ happens in Cuba (2017)

April 30, 2017 - Ambrose Akinmusire, Melissa Aldana, Richard Bona, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, Roberto Fonseca, Kenny Garrett, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Ivan Lins, Marcus Miller, Youn Sun Nah, Gonzalo...

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Happy Birthday Quincy Jones. ‘Today is ‘Super Q’s Day”

This day (March 14, 1933), in Seattle, Washington, is born Quincy Delightt Jones a.k.a. Quincy Jones, an American record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, ..Tracklist : 1 . w/ Big...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 30 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra, Wes Montgomery, Toots Thielemans, Chet Baker, Throbbing Gristle We Celebrate Jay Kay, Jamiroquai, Patti Smith We...

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The Mistresses Of Sax

Today being Candy Dulfer's birthday, we take a closer at her colleagues from all over the world.Candy Dulfer, Melissa Aldana, Hanna Paulsberg, Elin Larsson, Chika Asamoto, Mihoko Abe, Saori Yano,...

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