Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio - The Checkout - Live at Berklee

Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio perform "You're My Everything" as part of The Checkout - Live at Berklee, October 9, 2013, at the Red Room at Cafe 939.
Melissa Aldana: tenor saxophone
Pablo Menares: bass
Francisco Mela: drums
David Tallacksen: recording engineer
Josh Jackson: executive producer
New York's WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM and NPRmusic present The Checkout: Live and Berklee in collaboration with Berklee College of Music.
Many thanks to Concert Window and Dan Gurney for transmission help.
Thanks also Reggie Lofton and Berklee Video Services for the swell pictures.

[@osvaldomejia6343]

I can’t believe it that she played in our school and now nominate for a Grammy ❤️

[@gerhardbitter1581]

Melissa Aldana is a brilliant saxophonist. I d`ont know any tenorsaxophone player who plays so sensitive, so melodious and yet so emotional. She will survive the 21`st century!

[@alonsodiaz1586]

Melissa monstruo. Por fin se juntó todo, talento, ritmo, belleza, trabajo, paciencia, tesón, carisma, cerebro, corazón, pasión, fuerza, seguridad, perseverancia, entrega, generosidad y lo mejor de todo: "ES CHILENA MUCHACHOS!!!!, ES GRANDIOSAMENTE CHILENA!!!!!

[@bruceh7211]

She is outstanding. I'm very impressed with her talent. All that's needed is a warm fire, glass of wine and good company.

[@mrhoffame]

Holy Cow!!!! I was looking around on ebay tonight and stumbled across one of her cds. Went to itunes to check it out and WOW!!!!! I am an instant fan! Amazing.

[@donguiddodilozzo1906]

Oh lala !!! So great, beautiful !!! WIth Melissa we miss Stan Getz no more.... Wow! Quel Phrasé !!! Just love that !!! 1950's and 1960's Swing and Jazz is back !!! SOunds like a mix of Getz and Paul Desmond. Incredible! Great bass as well !!! And as for the drum, chapeau !!! you sound like Diana Crawls Toney Erskine, soooo soft and light... you have to have a special drum feeling to accomplish that! Great tuen all of you guys !

[@Ihaboots]

She is a beast. She is unbelievably musical as well.

[@krissaxen3082]

Sound and time, just wonderful...

[@rmoraespinto]

Great sound, maturity, swing feel, Melissa has everything!

[@IndraAziz]

What a tone!

[@rbsprods3200]

Marvelous!! So fluid, inventive, and swinging with a wickedly-incisive harmonic sense, she's beloved by international jazz critics and jazz fans, alike.

[@carlosharrymonzonrojas5822]

Melissa Aldana saxofonista chilena. La introducción y el final son increibles. Su abuelo, antiguo integrante de la famosa orquesta Huambaly de los años 50 y 60, le enseñó a tocar el saxofón, el instrumento que usa en la actualidad es el saxofón de su abuelo. Ganó el primer lugar en el concurso de Thelonius Monk Institute Jazz, reside en EU. hace varios años realizando giras y presentaciones, tuve la fortuna de verla este verano en Santiago en un festival de jazz.

[@inesledesma7446]

que buena musica Carlos Harry Monzon Rojas aqui tambien se realizan esos festivales y al aire libre

[@paulajavieraf.730]

Ella sin duda alguna es maravillosa, no me gusta el Jazz, pero si lo he disfrutado cada vez que estoy en E.E.UU,

[@carlosharrymonzonrojas5822]

javiera fernandez Bueno Javiera, si lo disfrutas quiere decir que te gusta, tal vez no te diste cuenta...

[@carlosharrymonzonrojas5822]

Ines Ledesma Si Ines, acá tambien son al aire libre, lo favorece el clima veraniego. En Coquimbo presencié uno en la playa, con estrellas y la luna reflejandose en el mar. En nuestros países tenemos esa suerte.

[@paulajavieraf.730]

Buen pensamiento, pero me gusta mas el canto, busca a Sara Brightman, y acuerdate de mi, los dos conciertos en Chile, han sido maravillosos.

[@natalieporras1001]

What a beautiful, rich tone!!

[@Delfidash]

Thanks Berklee College of Music ...Great Melissa tenor sax and great Grash Trio

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

i luv zee way they all stretch it just a little, and spell it out, all the time, let it breathe, and swing it hard, old fashioned like.

[@coilhead]

Gorgeous tone!

[@rawstarmusic]

That was truly amazing, it's a soft sax tone with brilliant technique and phrasing. There is no piano and that's prob a good thing for this setup. What talent and skills

[@L33M_0]

Her sub tone is gorgeous 😍

[@BackusRealEstatecom]

Wonderful.... the sound and soul you have with that horn. Just fantastic.

[@digsjazzalot6022]

I hope it's not too pedantic to reiterate, again, the importance of women in jazz, specifically instrumentalists (not just vocalists). We know there's a long tradition, from Melba Liston to Geri Allen to Tia Fuller, but we need more. More horn players, more bass players, more more more. And we must continue to foster it. The good news is, from what I understand, there's a pipeline that should be producing and showcasing new/more female artists. I hope so...

[@avalemert]

I hope so, David... and also those of us who produce, compose and arrange original music. It's hard enough to show that we are not just the "girl in the group" or face, female musicians are a secret fountain of musical proliferation, sorely untapped. Let's change it! :-)

[@Piggy_Piggerson]

Yes!

[@robertreynkens5979]

wonderful i love it thank you

[@rolandgraf3046]

just outstanding! Melissa Aldana - such a great artist!

[@gipstetz6720]

Wow. Super nice. Beautiful. Loved it. Thanks for posting.

[@xcountzerox]

just loooooooooooooove her tone. geez it's just so smooth.

[@midoctor]

Go Pablo! Finest chilean jazz bass player, period. Un abrazo emocionado a la distancia; la Flaca me dice que no le sorprende y yo le contesto gritando entre saltos "¡en Berklee! ¡en Berklee!" Avise cuando venga por Santiago.

[@SaMusz73]

Thank you for posting this was really a good moment. The "a capella" solo beginning is nice and really give strength to the following.

[@franketuk4683]

Good performance.

[@michaelmcdermott7349]

Very nice, sweet sound and yep skills with serious fingers. I love to be amazed by others skills.

[@singlemalz4440]

Awesome sound and feeling. I'm a new fan!

[@BennyMax37]

Melissa big beautiful voice and great technique. Benny

[@user-yt3gu2jm2v]

Impressive tone sound purifies my mental.

[@Piggy_Piggerson]

Love it!!

[@ericking9281]

just beautiful

[@kentonstout4655]

Absolutely beautiful sound and music

[@fergieNH]

What a mind! and a beauty to match!

[@EliezerMejiaAVEVO]

simply lovely!

[@jaceklukaszyk3500]

Beautiful lady producing beautiful music. I like it very much - soft tones and deep meaning. Her conversation with bass and drums is excellent. I never saw such situation before.

[@2009daviduhs]

amazing sound. amazing embouchure and technique. amazing vocabulary as well as your rythm when phrasing those lines. well i just wanna say you're amazing

[@deschanelgordon7564]

Love that pattern at the end

[@jacekowsianka7642]

GREAT!!!

[@mariepompon9908]

Hello de France.je ne connaissais pas mais c'est sublime merci 😘😘

[@albertogonzalezmolina7693]

Melissa lleva buena fuerza, amor y ternura.

[@manuelrecaredorodriguezpol5404]

Excellent i un sonido impresionante felicitaciones melisa estas evolucionando increiblemente

[@jaimeblackvillalobos]

Grandes músicos!! El Pablito gran valor

[@itsruss]

Beast! Sick trio, Lady Stan :)

[@marcioraraujo]

Inspiration...!!!

[@MsCjwoody]

EXCELLENT SAX SUPREME!!!

[@freddybass1179]

eres unica melissa saludos infinitos desde venezuela ! nuestra admiracion y respeto !

[@psander78]

beautiful

[@EliezerMejiaAVEVO]

simplemente hermosa ejecución...

[@samferguson9171]

menares' vibe is pure grenadier

[@LuigiGiannattasio78]

Grande Melissa!

[@johnnnas]

Grande Francisco!

[@felipezc87]

"Un nuevo premio internacional sumó la jazzista chilena Melissa Aldana a su destacado palmarés internacional. La saxofonista tenor acaba de obtener el Martin E. Segal Awards, un premio entregado a músicos emergentes por el Lincoln Center Society de Nueva York." Felicidades Melissa, eres increíble :D

[@lorettaderosso5416]

Marvelous Melissa......you are also gorgeous........Grandma Loretta

[@domenicasandova6068]

que bonita cancion nos enseña que es muy importante valorarno asi mismo ellos son personas que son valientes ojala como personas de ellas existiran , ellas se quieren como son y no les importan si tienes dificultades un gran ejemplo nos dan las personas que tocan de esta cancion.

[@pietrograndi5312]

wow!

[@saxgouveiarogeriosilva4825]

Belo sopro magnifico !

[@PaulWegmann]

grande melissa!

[@abrahamgamboa]

love hearing the ladies play....."blow your horn girl"!!!!

[@colonosur]

Soberbia Melissa!

[@ersankenanov72]

Fantastic 5*****

[@craigashmeade5351]

Well done!

[@michaelroach4219]

She's very good.Very very good.

[@armandomardencarvalhodebar8897]

Coisa mais linda.

[@douglaslima4863]

Sweet

[@ronaldlongendyke3313]

She is something else. I wonder who her biggest influences are? She seems to have that completely mellow, Charlie Rouse approach. Great rhythm section, too! Thanks for posting.

[@domenicasandova6068]

que bonita cancion

[@matthewclark6104]

beautiful music!!! and she looks like April from Parks and Recreation!

[@1955drv]

Thank you All 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@caserojazz]

le son, les idées, le swing, la personnalité, tout y est. en plus ce standard est magnifique, le jazz est loin de sa fin.

[@fmazzarolo]

Bravissima !!

[@murcster1]

sweet(:

[@studbagl]

she's so damned good at saxophone

[@paulocunha5220]

tocando de verdade , muito bom

[@fleurbleudamour7793]

je t aime toi et ton doudou ange de mon coeur

[@urbguru]

Hi Melisa! Great Music ! Period! Incredible! Question! What Mouthpiece & Reeds? Love Urbzz !

[@milandro8682]

Some "experts" on SOTW profess that one must take a lot of mouthpiece into ones mouth to create a good tone. The great Pete Thomas and I disagree. The less mouthpiece the better. This accomplished saxophonist proves our point.

[@IamSaralinka]

The amount of mouthpiece in your mouth depends on what sound you're trying to create. She is playing in sub-tone throughout the entire performance, which requires very little mouthpiece to create. Watch Stan Getz and Ben Webster live videos to see what I mean. However, in terms of sustaining good tone, it is recommended to use MORE mouthpiece for better control and, especially, volume. For this, watch some Sonny Stitt and Michael Brecker live performances for great examples. The downside to more/less mouthpiece is obviously sustaining pitch, but having a good ear will help with that. But anyway...

[@JamesHunterRoss]

Never count the girls out... this I learned very early on. It seems odd that not everybody is on board with the idea. Everywhere you look, everywhere you listen, read, whatever; the women represent, and bring something more to the world.

[@maryborbonio6398]

Me pueden decir que boquilla utiliza???

[@guillermoevans3261]

Espléndida música; no es para nada fácil dejar de lado al piano. Lo ha logrado.

[@tlmillmus]

Tone!!

[@rogerhobden7670]

Like +++++

[@tatomajoo]

Qué agradable ver que a un nacional talentoso le va bien y no esos hijitos de papi de siempre... que al final desaparecen tan rápido como emergen.

[@hincapiej4]

What mpc is that?? Is that a pillinger?

[@cperception]

whats the genre called?

[@Berklee]

Jazz. Hope you enjoyed the performance

[@cperception]

Berklee College of Music haha thx for the response, but i posted this comment on the wrong video xD. it was another berklee link :D

[@funkadelicatelady8494]

Is the saxophone she is playing Paul Mauriat? Which model?

[@manuelrecaredorodriguezpol5404]

Que boquilla de tenor es??, I que numero, por favor

[@SaxSith]

Mark Turner all over😊

[@nowwastomrrow]

Are they all Berklee Students? What year? I love Berklee thankfully had a solid audition but If there are freshman coming in with talent like this...i feel a tad bit scared.

[@Berklee]

Melissa and Francisco are alumni.

[@nowwastomrrow]

Berklee College of Music Very Nice, Thank you for responding. =D

[@sanjosejazzfan]

Melissa Aldana is 24 and won the Thelonious Monk sax competition in Sept 2013, just before this performance. So a showcase like this at Berklee for a high a profile student or alum like Melissa is not surprising. Just google her. (In fact, I am a little surprised that the Monk competition wasn't added to the description of the video by Berklee, given how easy it is to find all the GRAMMY, OSCAR and TONY award winners under "about us" on their home page.) Although the question of what does "winning at jazz" really mean is a separate conversation, Melissa is really good. What I think is just as remarkable as the great musicians that attend/attended Berklee, if not more so, are the resources that Berklee puts into showcasing high profile students/alums. And after spending a few days in Boston on my daughter's audition trip, I found that even the everyday recitals at Berklee were great shows with great production values. (In just a couple of days I saw singer-songwriters, a funk band, a metal band, bossa nova jazz singer with a Latin American rhythm section, college a cappella, and a fairly straight ahead jazz combo). Great sound quality and as you see here some great videos are the norm. I should add that Berklee is not for everybody, and if you go there "your results may vary" (and offline I could share some of the negatives I observed), but I think the audio and video quality of the work at Berklee, is one of things that Berklee does really, really well, and in my experience, consistently better than most other conservatories. I would add to that, there is an entrepreneurial vibe at Berklee (that I think is a prerequisite for success in the music business) that is often overlooked or only recently acknowledged and fostered by the other conservatories. Call it marketing. Berklee gets it. Berklee students, that survive the competitiveness there, get it. I would be interested to hear any other opinions about any of this.

[@Mrsaxman502]

what saxophone does she play on?

[@sfpratt1954]

+Sam Que Looks like a sax doctor (Emilio Lyons) special. Probably an early Selmer Mark VI

[@kaiserthegreat]

+Sam Que It's her grandfather's Selmer Mark VI. Her father and her father's father also played sax.

[@Mrsaxman502]

that's really awesome. She sounds fantastic

[@oooooo-cs6nj]

Que genelocidad feling suena muy bien

[@darbstar1]

What kind of horn is she playing?

[@shysaxguy]

Looks like a selmer reference or a P.M. but I could be completely wrong.

[@triboluminiscencia_]

I think she uses a Selmer Mark VI.

[@thaypergentino17]

elrhau

[@ChopinDolphy]

Her tone is so dark

[@martialperes7532]

Hello je suis le photographe de Jazz Martial Peres Je travaille sur un projet Jazz au Féminin

[@martialperes7532]

Bonsoir Antonin

[@yvonnecamacho7144]

PLEASE put women in charge of everything.