Soho Jazz Festival 2019
Melissa Aldana Quartet
Last Show: Tuesday 9 th July 2019
PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)
As a child, Chilean-born saxophonist Melssa Aldana studied with her renowned saxophonist father Marcos Aldana (son of saxophonist Enrique Aldana, whose Selmer Mark VI tenor Melissa performs with to this day). She began on alto but after hearing the landmark Sonny Rollins + 4 she switched to tenor and never looked back. Other important influences she cites range from Don Byas, Gene Ammons and Lucky Thompson to Chris Potter and Mark Turner.