MELISSA ALDANA TRIO plays 'Without A Song' live at Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar 2017

[@TonyAguirreJazz]

Melissa is what we Tenor players call a bad ass.

[@gerhardbitter1581]

It was finally time for someone to follow in Sonny's footsteps after several generations of saxophonists followed the Coltrane trip. Here abstraction of the subject is awesome. Melodically and rhythmically she surpasses her role model Sonny Rollins.

[@aqualili]

Chris Potter?? Redman?? I thought she played extremely originally and at times reminded me more of Dex a bit. She also has a lot of Trane in her sound. She's dummy precise.

[@kendricbaines2415]

Surpassed Sonny Rollins? Lol

[@simonsays525]

If you close your eyes and don't watch the video, this could easy be Sonny.

[@Kamoisabozz]

100%

[@foamige]

for sure!

[@SaxAppeal14]

2:43 made me laugh it was so fucking hip. Aldana has quickly become one of my favorite tenor players--so inventive and original yet steeped so heavily in the masters.

[@benjaminbyrd5568]

Yes ik! So hip

[@benjaminbyrd5568]

Now go watch, comment and like my grammy band audition video! On my channel

[@charlesgamble4670]

super super good

Yesssss!!! Language, motivic development, super sound & rhythm. She has everything!!!

[@LavenderTownWasTaken]

Yes this is one of my all-time favourite recordings the band is so incredibly in sync

[@MasterCoachUniversity]

jesus... who to f... is this?? most tasteful and inventive player i've heard in a long time.

[@MasterCoachUniversity]

yeah... she's been listening to the bridge - no wonder

[@JRNL75]

Wow! She does sound like Sonny at times. It's just great!

[@RicardoUrquizaMusic]

Fuck no, she sounds like herself.

[@davidcox8961]

@@RicardoUrquizaMusic You're both right. She has obviously studied Sonny Rollin's style.

[@chelseawinston4661]

😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@TonyAguirreJazz]

One of the YT videos I always come back to.

[@casaintegralrengo8913]

seca...como se dice en Chile....gracias

[@thebritandtheyank3821]

Fantastico! Raw, full-bodied tone which is undeniably beautiful and enticing, along with wonderful time and drive, I shall pay attention to Melissa Aldana from here on out!

[@michaelroach4219]

I am very impressed-Melissa Aldana is one of the "new generation"of tenor sax masters.

[@y34r]

Lyrical-improvisational saxophonist are rare these days in jazz scene. But Melissa is the one among the rare for sure.

[@alexambroise111]

Seamus Blake is another one for sure!

[@alemarquez1906]

True...she's in the middle, it doesn't sound modern and it's not classic either. I don't like her style.

[@ustwoalberts]

even with all there is to listen to , i keep going back to ms. Aldana

[@maranatha2050]

Grande Melissa!, AMAZING!, que emocion mas grande poder ver a mi compañera de clases con el maestro papi Marco Aldana (nunca olvido cuando hacíamos las tareas/ejercicios, las interválicas y los modos...), que por un año estuve a tu lado, aprendí mucho, una pena que no pude seguir junto a ti y un gran maestro y una maravillosa familia, pero lo mas maravilloso, es tu brillante carrera que tienes por delante, una luz del Jazz un gran prospecto de una gran músico. Dios te bendiga Meli!!

[@alejandrojimenez6103]

Que maravilla y orgullo debe hacer sido compartir con ella.... Es una grande

[@JerryAttric42]

where have I been all my life that i'm just now catching up to this wonderful (swinging) young talent? I promise to make up for lost time in the future!

[@jonathancooper3615]

Killer! A really exciting young voice on the tenor!

[@joer3481]

Melissa's improv thought me more than any other sax player I have heard in many years !

[@alejandrojimenez6103]

He escuchado este video muchas veces y ahora, próximo a ir a verla el 14/09 a Stgo, me dedique además de escucharla nuevamente a Ver cómo disfrutaba de tocar (con todo el cuerpo) y la notable complicidad con sus músicos ….. orgullo que una mujer del último país del sur del mundo, esté entre los(as) primeros de este maravilloso género musical

[@giuseppefabris1874]

Only .........AMAZING, Brava. brava brava , Thank you !!

[@grantkoeller8911]

She enjoys taking it outside the changes

[@yoniamit5129]

I love the freedom feeling

[@LasseSchjerning]

craig. so hip. damn.

[@mariagonzales4056]

Ela é realmente uma artista maior! Os seus silêncios suas pausas seus respiros , cantam tanto quando cantam suas frases!

[@hernancontrerasalister5079]

2001 solo TV, hay la conocí jajajaj excelente....

[@philippekaisin1344]

Formidable!Grande originalité!Un Monk au féminin!Vachement intérèssant!Ça me botte sec!Quelle maturité!Les remplisseurs devraient prendre exemple!Une tête bien pleine!J'adore!Super accompagnée!

[@gustavocontreras3899]

Diosa del tenor, sonidazo e ideas frescas, o sea todo de bueno, felicitaciones y saludos desde Rio de janeiro!!

[@DannyLemonTD]

Bravissima! gran suono, che richiama Sonny!

[@daniellager8360]

Brava!

[@michaelhuddleston7200]

Totally in the zone. Beautifully played.

[@cerimccoy]

Absolutely Brilliant!

[@19Lqueen17]

Inspirational!

[@yeonee227]

AMAZING.

[@ValleyHeatRecords]

Special stuff!

[@hymanmark3312]

Amazing!!!!

[@michaelroach4219]

She's great!Drum solo was very good,indeed!

[@solmma]

Wowwww

[@studbagl]

HOLY FUCK!!!!!!!!

[@rickstokes2239]

And she’s just gettin’ started. Expecting big things from her in the future.

[@TheWolfos2009]

Melissa, tremenda saxofonista, maravillosa!

[@benaducci1]

genial

[@seanleroy77]

Love the tone, wish more players sounded like that....with that texture, depth, etc. Remind me of JoHen.

[@seanleroy77]

HIm too LOL Good call

[@kireyevjazz]

great

[@ninakim7282]

Great!

[@gilseapereiragonzaga2632]

Parabens toca muito!

[@claudiomunoz2041]

ella es chilena,, tremenda musica...amazing sax olayer

[@Pianspiration]

brutal!

[@javierperez-gu5my]

Rollins¡ Bien Melissa¡¡

[@jiyujizai]

💚🌸😀

[@dancelli714]

EXCELLENT. Sonny Rollins recorded this one too. Her influences are Joshua Redman & Mark Turner. She is very, very GOOD.

[@mariolongo7369]

Wuao che scoperta!

[@rodrigomartinez8604]

saludos desde Chile Melissa. mucho tiempo ha pasado desde el "cuanto vale el show'. has crecido musicalmente una enormidad. felicitaciones.

[@danielr.camacho7643]

some of these comments are seriously stupid. there's a reason melissa is touring all over the world and y'all aren't.

[@theblueriverjazzbandmusic2540]

Dan Totally agree. I really think sometimes all music videos would all be better off without any comments at all.

[@Zacharysandilands]

Facts. The haters are the people that want every sax player to be a clone of bird hahaha.

[@billmcalpine]

Very nice. Think she's listened to a lot of Sonny Rollins?:)

[@ThomasMonese-rw6pc]

Never have I listened to a lady Tenor saxophonist in full awe and captivation... she's handling the horn like it's her lover

[@aliceleggett]

gross

[@zugrath16]

You're part of the problem man. Why do women in jazz (or any field...) always have to be sexualized? Focus on her playing instead.

[@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny]

nice to hear some one who is not a parker or coltrane clone

[@samuelallen6556]

Melissa plays with such a 'lyrical' cadence that you move as she does

[@LavenderTownWasTaken]

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[@LavenderTownWasTaken]

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[@LavenderTownWasTaken]

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[@i_toscano_i]

Melissa Aldana‏ @melissaaldana Aug 17 "With out a Song" playing my @DAddarioWW Mouthpiece! Really ? Might be DAddario reeds . Isn't it??

[@jsem94]

They make some great mouthpieces these days.

[@joer3481]

EXCELLENT..Joshua Redmans mentor.:-)

[@lj3musicjulien855]

She's been sleeping under Mr. Sonny Rollins's bed.

[@phillyons8531]

Great sound on tenor and fabulous technique, but play the HEAD 1st! Love Phil.

[@XxSaxCannon921xX]

Are you paying her to play? 🤔

[@XxSaxCannon921xX]

Zapatogrande Sorry, that was directed at Phil haha

[@ivangonzaleztapia7410]

Melissa: debes cambiar al contrabajista.

[@nahuelblanco910]

por que?

[@ricaard]

Fantastic player, but it seemed like her embouchure was cramping up a bit; used to happen to me a lot during my marching days.

[@tomscott1741]

I wish women who played saxophone would make an effort to make the saxophone sound feminine!

[@tomscott1741]

She sounds great though, sounds like Sonny Rollins, only without the Sonny tastiness

[@jonathanstewart5269]

Condescending and patronizing at the same time. Well played.

[@Guy-em4ck]

Meh.