Francisco Mela

Drums
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12/01/2024
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Francisco Mela Trio
02/24/2024
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Francisco Mela Quartet
11/12/2022
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George Garzone Quartet
11/11/2022
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George Garzone Quartet
06/18/2021
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George Garzone Quartet
03/03/2021
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Francisco Mela MPT Trio
11/04/2020
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Francisco Mela MPT trío
07/26/2020
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Santi Debriano Flash of the Spirit
01/15/2020
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Francisco Mela Trio
11/13/2019
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Nitzan Gavrieli, Rick Rosato & Francisco Mela
10/08/2019
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Justin Robinson Quartet
07/03/2019
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Francisco Mela & MPT Trio
04/04/2019
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Francisco Mela and the Crash Trio
12/05/2018
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Kenny Brooks Quartet
09/13/2018
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Francisco Mela Quartet
01/11/2018
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Francisco Mela Sextet
06/14/2017
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The Francisco Mela Quartet
04/15/2017
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After-hours Jam Session with Eric Wyatt
02/25/2017
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After-hours Jam Session with Eric Wyatt
01/11/2017
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The Francisco Mela Quartet
10/17/2015
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The Kevin Harris Trio
05/27/2015
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The Francisco Mela Quartet
01/22/2015
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The Francisco Mela Quartet
12/03/2014
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Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio
06/09/2014
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The Francisco Mela Quintet
05/29/2014
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Melissa Aldana & The Crash Trio Aldana/Mela/Menares
12/07/2013
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Melissa Aldana & The Crash Trio
12/06/2013
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Melissa Aldana & The Crash Trio
06/26/2013
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The Simona Premazzi Quartet
06/23/2013
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The Joe Cohn & Peter Beets Trio
06/23/2013
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The Kevin Harris Trio
05/09/2013
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Melissa Aldana & The Crash Trio
12/06/2012
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The Melissa Aldana Group
03/29/2012
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The Francisco Mela Trio
04/07/2010
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The Antonio Ciacca Quartet
10/06/2009
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The "ELM" Trio
12/29/2008
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The Sam Yahel Trio
07/16/2008
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The Francisco Mela Group
05/21/2008
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The Chris Crocco Group
Upcoming Shows
Francisco Mela is a favorite amongst jazz's elite instrumentalists, among them, McCoy Tyner Trio, Joe Lovano “Us Five”, Kenny Barron, Quincy Jones All Starts, Esperanza Spalding, John Scofield, Cooper Moore, William Parker, Ingrid Laubrock, Gary Bartz, Bobby Watson, George Garzone and the Fringe . He moved to Boston in 2000 and quickly began as a thereafter at Berklee College of Music, Mela rapidly made a name for himself on the Boston scene, becoming the house drummer at the legendary Wally’s Cafe ́Jazz Club. It was at Wally’s that Mela began developing a concept for his own band, one that would feature the sounds of modern jazz with the traditional music he grew up with in Cuba. Fellow Berklee faculty member and world-renown saxophonist, Joe Lovano, heard Mela and was immediately impressed, hiring him shortly after to play in his quartet. Since 2005, Mela has been an integral part of Joe Lovano’s quartet and his new group, “Us Five,” a two-drummer quintet. Their 2009 Blue Note Records recording, titled Folk Art, was considered by many critics to be Lovano’s most adventurous to date. In 2009, he was tapped by jazz legend McCoy Tyner to join his trio. Said Tyner of his new young drummer, “Mela is just a fantastic player. He has his own style and his own sound, which is what I look for in a drummer.” Mela have released Diez Albums, Melao, Cirio, Tree of Life, Fe, Ancestros, MPT trio Volume one, Music frees Our Souls Vol 1, 2 and 3 with Master Bass player Willian Parker and Cooper More, Causa y Efecto Vol 1 and 2 With Zoh Amba. affirming Mela’s unique niche in the melting pot that is now New York’s “jazz and Avant-Garde” scene. Francisco Mela is a new member of the Nduduzo Makathini trio who just recorded his first Album for Blue Note records. Mela is also a faculty member at Berklee College of Music and Mentor of the International Free Jazz Residence Sounds of Freedom in collaboration with Record Label 577.