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Melissa Aldana Quartet, Pizza Express Soho
Chilean tribute to Mexican icon
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AT THIS gig, Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, playing tunes dedicated to Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, is accompanied by Norwegian guitarist Lage Lund and an all-American rhythm section in drummer Kush Abadey and bassist Josh Ginsburg.
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Small in stature, she rises and bends with the forceful and buoyant sounds of her horn.
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