Melissa Aldana - Visions

The award-winning Motéma label, now in its 20th year, specializes in culturally trenchant and soul jazz, soul-jazz, world, and other creative and expansive music. Motéma has been praised by All About Jazz as “One of the most important labels to plant its flag in the 21st Century.” Respected internationally as an ‘art-first’ tastemaker, Motéma’s diverse catalog spans genres, cultures, and generations and has received GRAMMY ® recognition for over twenty-five albums in jazz, Latin-jazz, reggae, and R&B. Founded by label president and recording artist Jana Herzen, Motéma operates out of San Francisco and New York City where the label keeps a close eye on current musical trends. It was Motéma that first brought soul/jazz superstar Gregory Porter to international acclaim with his GRAMMY® nominated debut recordings, Water and Be Good as well as his hit songs 1960 What? and Real Good Hands. The label is also noted for launching international careers for the young piano star Joey Alexander, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, modern soul singer Deva Mahal, and Cuban music innovator Pedrito Martinez among others. Also in the label’s catalog are recordings by established jazz icons such as Randy Weston, Geri Allen, David Murray, Monty Alexander and Charnett Moffett alongside releases by exciting leaders in contemporary jazz innovation including Melissa Aldana, Donny McCaslin, Mark Guiliana, Ben Wendel, Jaimeo Brown’s Transcendence.