MELISSA GARDINER
Genres: Soul Jazz, Nu Jazz • United States

Trombonist Melissa Gardiner has been described by Curtis Fuller as technically creative and emotionally powerful. Her improvisation is inspiring and motivating for the listener, and she draws you in with a raw expression that directly relates to life experience. Throughout her career she has worked with several notable musicians including Aretha Franklin, The Tempatations, Geri Allen, Wycliffe Gordon, Steve Turre, Gerald Wilson, Patti Austin, Tia Fuller, Ingrid Jensen, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and Vulfpeck, who she will be joining next when they headline at Madison Square Garden in September 2019. As a bandleader, she performs regularly with her SAMMY Award winning New Orleans style Brass Band, Second Line Syracuse, and her jazz organ trio, MG3, which won the Grand Prize at the 2018 International Jazz Competition in Bucharest, ROMANIA. Joined by special guests Tia Fuller, Ingrid Jensen, and Weedie Braimah, Gardiner is set to release her second album, read more...