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Originally, this musical encounter had already been planned for the season of 2019/2020, however, due to the corona pandemic unfortunately could not take place. All the happier we are now to welcome the tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana from Santiago de Chile for two concerts in Frankfurt. The jazz musician, who currently lives in the U.S., has become an important member of New York’s jazz scene. Jim McNeely, the chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Bigband, is a huge admirer of hers, too: »Melissa is a master of her instrument as a whole: from top to bottom«, he says about the award-winning saxophone player. It is thus no surprise that he has agreed to also write the arrangements for this project.