JazzFest History ABOUT JAZZFEST ARTISTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY POSTERS & PROGRAMS CLEVELAND MUSIC LEGENDS DONATE Melissa Aldana Instrument: SaxophoneBorn: Santiago, Chile"Aldana commands a big, richly textured tone, and her playing is penetratingly intelligent and interactive."- DownBeat Magazine Back to Artists Melissa Aldana 2016 From the JazzFest Program Biography: