Miguel Zenón

Miguel Zenón (born December 30, 1976) is a Puerto

Rican alto saxophonist, composer, band leader, music Miguel Zenón
producer, and educator. He is a Grammy Award
winner,[1] the recipient of a Guggenheim
Fellowship,[2] a MacArthur Fellowship,[3] and a Doris
Duke Artist Award.[4] He also holds an Honorary
Doctorate Degree in the Arts from Universidad del
Sagrado Corazón.[5] Zenón has released many albums
as a band leader and appeared on over 100 recordings
as a sideman.[6]

Early life
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón was raised in
Residencial Luis Llorens Torres, the largest housing
project in the Island. Although he didn't grow up in a
family of musicians, he was nevertheless exposed to Zenón performing at the 2009 Moers Festival
various styles of music from a very early age. At age
Background information
10 he received his first lessons on music theory and
solfeggio from Ernesto Vigoreaux,[7] an elderly Born December 30, 1976
gentleman who traveled from the adjacent San Juan, Puerto Rico
neighborhood of Villa Palmeras to Llorens Torres Genres Jazz, Plena
every day in order to work with disadvantaged youth in Occupation Musician
the community.[8] Zenón would eventually be admitted
Instrument Alto saxophone
to Escuela Libre de Música, a performing arts middle
school and high school where he was trained for six Years active 2000s–present
years on classical saxophone by Angel Marrero.[9] On Labels Miel Music, Marsalis Music
the 11th grade he was exposed to jazz music by some Member of Miguel Zenón Quartet, SFJAZZ
of his friends at the school and became very interested Collective
in the concept of improvisation and on the music of
Website www.miguelzenon.com (http://w
jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. Although he had
ww.miguelzenon.com)
always shown interest in the natural sciences, he
declined an engineering scholarship from the Recinto
Universitario de Mayagüez (the foremost engineering institution in the Island) and decided to pursue a
career in music.[10] After a year and a half worth of efforts to gather enough funds in scholarships and
financial aid, Zenón moved to Boston in the spring of 1996 to begin his studies at Berklee College of
Music.[11]

Education and session work

At Berklee, Zenón's classmates included Antonio Sánchez, Anat Cohen, Avishai Cohen, Jaleel Shaw, and
Jeremy Pelt. During his time in Boston, he was heavily influenced by Bill Pierce, Ed Tomassi, and Hal
Crook. It was also during this time that he met Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez, who would become a
mentor and collaborator.[12] After graduating from Berklee in 1996,[13] Zenón attended Manhattan School
of Music, where he studied with Dick Oatts, Nils Vigeland and Ludmila Ulehla and received a master's
degree in Performance in 2001 before settling in New York City.[14] As a sideman, he has worked with
SFJAZZ Collective, Charlie Haden, Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, Guillermo Klein & Los Guachos, David
Sánchez, Danilo Pérez, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Kurt Elling, The Mingus Big Band, Ray Barreto,
Jerry González & The Fort Apache Band, Jeff Ballard Trio, Miles Okazaki, Dan Weiss, Dan Tepfer,
Bobby Hutcherson, Steve Coleman, Andy Montañez, Brian Lynch, Antonio Sánchez, Joey Calderazzo
and Paoli Mejías.

As leader

The Miguel Zenón Quartet

In 1999 Zenón started getting together with Mexican drummer Antonio Sánchez (who he met at Berklee
College of Music), Austrian bassist Hans Glawischnig (Zenón's bandmate in the David Sanchez Group)
and Venezuelan pianist Luis Perdomo (a classmate of Glawischnig's at The Manhattan School of Music).
They would meet for informal rehearsal sessions at Glawischnig's apartment in New York's Upper West
Side and play through some of Zenón's early compositions. The group, which would eventually become
the Miguel Zenón Quartet,[15] soon started performing at various venues in the city, such as the C Note
and The Jazz Gallery. In 2005 Sanchez began working regularly with The Pat Metheny Group, and was
replaced in the Quartet by Puerto Rican drummer Henry Cole, for what has become the longest running
version of the ensemble.[16][17]

Recordings as leader
Looking Forward (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2002): Recommended by some of his peers,
Miguel Zenón reached a deal with the Spanish record label Fresh Sound New Talent, which
released his first album as a leader. The recording featured his working Quartet (with
Perdomo, Glawischnig and Sanchez) and included many special guests, such as
saxophonist David Sanchez, guitarist Ben Monder and percussionist Pernell Saturnino.[18]
The album was selected by the New York Times as the top "Alternative" jazz recording of
2002.[19]
Ceremonial (Marsalis Music, 2004): After Zenón's first release, he was approached by
saxophonist Branford Marsalis (whom Zenón had met while working with David Sanchez) to
join his newly formed record label Marsalis Music. Zenón was signed to a multi-record deal
and released his second album as a leader with the label.[20] The album featured the
Quartet performing his original compositions plus an arrangement of the Gospel Hymn
"Great is Thy Faithfulness". Ceremonial was described by All About Jazz as a "recording
(that) brings not only Latin persuasions but also a refined mix of contemporary, classic, and
global influences… Highly recommended".[21]
Jíbaro (Marsalis Music, 2005): His third recording as a leader featured original compositions
inspired by elements coming from la La Música Jibara, a style of folk music from the rural
areas of Puerto Rico. About Jíbaro, Jazz Times Magazine wrote: "A searing modern-jazz
sound, a quartet sensibility that Zenon and his mates have spent years developing. The
result is profound yet joyful, as rhythmically precise as it is lyrical and limber."[22]
Awake (Marsalis Music, 2008): Zenón's fourth release, and the first to incorporate Henry
Cole on the drum chair, incorporates a string quartet and additional horns to Zenón's core
group for and outing of original compositions.
Esta Plena (Marsalis Music, 2009): His fifth album was inspired by Plena music from Puerto
Rico, with original compositions supported by a fellowship from the John Simon
Guggenheim Foundation.[23] On it Zenón augmented his quartet to include three
percussionist/vocalists and took on the additional roles of both lyricist and vocalist. Esta
Plena received two Grammy nominations[24] (Best Improvised Solo and Best Latin Jazz
Album) and a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album.[25]
Alma Adentro (Marsalis Music, 2011): A tribute to the Puerto Rican Songbook on which
Zenón arranged the music of five Puerto Rican composers: Bobby Capo, Tite Curet Alonso,
Pedro Flores, Rafael Hernandez and Sylvia Rexach. The recording features his Quartet plus
a ten-piece woodwind ensemble orchestrated and conducted by Guillermo Klein. Alma
Adentro was chosen as the Best Jazz Recording of 2011 by iTunes and NPR,[26] and
received a Grammy nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album[27] plus a Latin
Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Album.[28]
Rayuela (Sunnyside Records, 2012): A collaboration with French pianist/composer Laurent
Coq, this album was inspired on the book of the same name by Argentinean writer Julio
Cortazar. The recording also features Dana Leong (on cello and trombone) and Dan Weiss
(on tabla, drums and percussion).
Oye!!! Live in Puerto Rico (Miel Music, 2013): Zenón's eight recording as a leader (and first
for his independent label Miel Music) features the debut recording of The Rhythm Collective,
an ensemble first put together in 2003 for a month long tour of West Africa. The "all Puerto
Rican" group includes Aldemar Valentín on electric bass, Tony Escapa on drums and
Reinaldo de Jesus on percussion.
Identities Are Changeable (Miel Music, 2014): Inspired by the idea of national identity as
experienced by the Puerto Rican community in the United States, specifically in the New
York City area. The music on the album was written around a series of interviews with
several individuals, all of them New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent. The album, which is
also complemented by a video installment by David Dempewolf, features his Quartet plus a
twelve-piece Big Band. Identities Are Changeable received a Grammy nomination for Best
Latin Jazz Album.[29]
Típico (Miel Music, 2017): Celebrates the Miguel Zenón Quartet, his working band of more
than 15 years. The album features original music by Zenón, which was specifically written
for the members of the Quartet and directly inspired by their individual playing and
personalities. Típico received a Grammy nomination and a Latin Grammy nomination for
Best Latin Jazz Album.[1]
Yo Soy La Tradición (Miel Music, 2018): Original compositions by Zenón, inspired by various
cultural and musical traditions from Puerto Rico. The music is scored for Alto Saxophone
and String Quartet and features Spektral Quartet, a string ensemble based in Chicago, IL.
Yo Soy La Tradición received a Grammy nomination and a Latin Grammy nomination for
Best Latin Jazz Album.[1]
 Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music, 2019): A tribute to the legendary Puerto
Rican Salsa icon Ismael Rivera, with arrangements by Zenón interpreted by his Quartet.
Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera received a Grammy nomination and a Latin Grammy
nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album.[1]
El Arte Del Bolero (Miel Music, 2021): A duo recording with Venezuelan pianist Luis
Perdomo. The album was recorded live at The Jazz Gallery in NYC during the COVID-19
Pandemic and features Boleros and other songs from the Latin American Songbook. El Arte
Del Bolero received a Grammy nomination and a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Latin
Jazz Album.[30]
Law Years: The Music Of Ornette Coleman (Miel Music, 2021): Recorded live in May 2019
at the Bird's Eye Jazz Club in Basel, Switzerland, along with saxophonist Ariel Bringuez,
bassist Demian Cabaud and drummer Jordi Rossy. It features the music of saxophonist and
composer Ornette Coleman.
Música De Las Américas (Miel Music, 2022): Featuring original music by Zenón, all inspired
by the history of the American continent. The album showcases his longstanding quartet of
pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and drummer Henry Cole, with special
contributions from the Puerto Rican plena ensemble Los Pleneros de La Cresta and
percussionists Paoli Mejías, Daniel Díaz and Victor Emmanuelli. Música De Las Americas
received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album.[1]
El Arte Del Bolero Vol.2 (Miel Music, 2023): The follow up to their Grammy Nominated 2021
release, this album (with pianist Luis Perdomo) further explores classics from the Latin
American Songbook, including compositions by Ruben Blades, Simón Diaz and Rafael
Hernández Marín. El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2 won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Latin
Jazz Album.[1]

Teaching and composing

Zenón has given hundreds of lectures and master classes and has taught all over the world at institutions
which include: The Banff Centre,[31] Berklee College of Music, University of North Texas,[32] Siena
Jazz,[33] Conservatorium Van Amsterdam,[34] Musik Akademie Basel, Conservatoire de Paris, University
of Manitoba, Manhattan School of Music, MIT, Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, Columbia
University, Princeton University, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, San Francisco Conservatory of
Music, Universidad Veracruzana,[35] UMass- Amherst[36] and The Brubeck Institute.[37] In addition he
served as the 2020-2022 Jazz Artist-in-Residence at the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University.[38]
He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Music Department at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and the 2023-2024 Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar in Jazz Studies at Berklee College of
Music.[39] As a composer he has been commissioned by SFJAZZ, The New York State Council for the
Arts,[40] Chamber Music America, The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation,[41] Hyde Park Jazz
Festival,[42] The Logan Center for the Arts,[42] Miller Theatre, Jazz Reach,[43] Peak Performances,[44]
PRISM Quartet,[45] Spektral Quartet,[46] Peak Performances,[44] Carnegie Hall,[47] MIT[48] and many of
his peers.

Caravana Cultural
In 2011 Zenón founded Caravana Cultural, an initiative that organizes free-of-charge jazz concerts in
rural areas of Puerto Rico. Each concert focuses on the music of a distinguished jazz figure (Charlie
Parker, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington, among others) and is preceded by a presentation that touches on
the basic elements of jazz and improvisation. The concert also incorporates young musicians from the
community, who join the band on the last piece of the concert. Caravana Cultural, which is funded and
produced by Zenón, looks to make a "social investment" in the island using jazz as a vehicle to advocate
for cultural accessibility.[49]

Awards and honors

He won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album with his recording El Arte del Bolero, Vol.
2.[50] He also topped both the Jazz Artist of the Year and Alto Saxophonist of the Year categories on the
2014 Jazz Times Critics Poll[51] and was selected as Alto Saxophonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists
Association in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 (when he was also recognized as Arranger of the Year). In
2023 he was recognized by the same organization as the Composer of the Year.[52] Zenón is a twelve-time
Grammy nominee[1] and a seven-time Latin Grammy nominee.[28] In 2008 he received a fellowship from
the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation[23] (which resulted in his recording Esta Plena) and later that
year also received a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation.[2][53] In 2022 he received an Honorary
Doctorate in The Arts from Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the highest honor
bestowed by the institution.[5] The 2023 Puerto Rico Master Card Jazz Festival (formerly Heineken Jazz
Festival) was dedicated to Zenón and his career, featuring his working band along with many special
guests. In 2024 he received the Doris Duke Artist Award.

Discography

As leader
Looking Forward (Fresh Sound, 2002)
Ceremonial (Marsalis Music, 2004)
Jíbaro (Marsalis, 2005)
Awake (Marsalis, 2008) – recorded in 2007
Esta Plena (Marsalis, 2009)
Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook (Marsalis, 2011)
Rayuela with Laurent Coq (Sunnyside, 2012) – recorded in 2011
Oye!!! Live in Puerto Rico with The Rhythm Collective (Miel Music, 2013) – live recorded in
2011
Identities are Changeable (Miel Music, 2014)
Típico (Miel Music, 2017)[6]
Yo Soy La Tradición (Miel Music, 2018)
Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music, 2019)
El Arte Del Bolero (Miel Music, 2021)
Law Years: The Music of Ornette Coleman (Miel Music, 2021)
Música De Las Américas (Miel Music, 2022)
El Arte Del Bolero Vol.2 (Miel Music, 2023)
 Golden City (Miel Music, 2023)[54][55]

As a member
SFJAZZ Collective

Live at The SFJAZZ Center 2017 (SFJAZZ, 2018)

Live at The SFJAZZ Center 2016 (SFJAZZ, 2017)
Live at The SFJAZZ Center 2015 (SFJAZZ, 2016)
Live at The SFJAZZ Center 2014 (SFJAZZ, 2015)
10th anniversary (SFJAZZ, 2014)
Live at The SFJAZZ Center (SFJAZZ, 2013)
Wonder – The Songs of Stevie Wonder (SFJAZZ, 2013)
Live 2011 8th Annual Concert Tour (SFJAZZ, 2011)
Live 2010 7th Annual Concert Tour (SFJAZZ, 2010)
Live 2009 6th Annual Concert Tour (SFJAZZ, 2009)
Live 2008 5th Annual Concert Tour (SFJAZZ, 2008)
Live 2007 4th Annual Concert Tour (SFJAZZ, 2007)
Live 2006 3rd Annual Concert Tour (SFJAZZ, 2007)
SFJAZZ Collective 2 (Nonesuch, 2006)
Live 2005 2nd Annual Concert Tour (SFJAZZ, 2006)
SFJAZZ Collective (Nonesuch, 2005)
Inaugural Season 2004 (SFJAZZ, 2004)
The Liberation Music Orchestra

Not in Our Name (Verve, 2005) – rec. 2004

As sideman
With César Cardoso

Interchange (Antena 2, 2018)

Dice of Tenors (self-released, 2020)
With Hans Glawischnig

Common Ground (Fresh Sound, 2003)

Panorama (Sunnyside, 2008)
With Charlie Haden

2003: Land of the Sun (Verve, 2004)

2004: Not in Our Name (Verve, 2005)
With Guillermo Klein

Los Guachos 3 (Sunnyside, 2002)

Filtros (Sunnyside, 2008)
Bienestan (Sunnyside, 2011)
 Carrera (Sunnyside, 2012)
Los Guachos V (Sunnyside, 2016)
With Brian Lynch

24/7 (Nagel Heyer, 2005)

Spheres of Influence Suite (Ewe, 2006)
With Paoli Mejias

Mi Tambor (Paoli Mejias, 2004)

Transcend (not on label, 2006)
Jazzambia (CD Baby, 2008)
Abriendo Camino (Bandcamp, 2018)
With Miles Okazaki

Mirror (self-released, 2006)

Generations (Sunnyside, 2009)
Figurations (Sunnyside, 2012)
With Luis Perdomo

Focus Point (RKM, 2004)

Links (Criss Cross, 2013)
With David Sánchez

Melaza (Columbia, 2001)

Travesía (Columbia, 2002)
Coral (Sony, 2004)
With others

Bobby Avey, Authority Melts From Me (Whirlwind, 2014)

Jeff Ballard, Time's Tales (Okeh, 2014)
Ray Barreto, Homage to Art Blakey (Sunnyside, 2003)
Edmar Castañeda, Double Portion (2012)
Henry Cole, Roots Before Branches (2012)
Stephan Crump, Tuckahoe (Accurate, 2001)
Adam Cruz, Milestone (Sunnyside, 2012)
Alexis Cuadrado, A Lorca Soundscape (Sunnyside, 2013)
Fernando García, Guasábara Puerto Rico (Zoho, 2018)
David Gilmore, Numerology – Live at The Jazz Standard (2012)
Edsel Gomez, Cubist Music (Zoho, 2006)
Julien Labro, From This Point Forward (Azica, 2014)
Jason Lindner, Live at The Jazz Gallery (Ansic, 2007)
The Mingus Big Band,* I Am Three (2005)
Stu Mindeman, Woven Threads (2018)
Andy Montañez, Sueño (November 2012)
Rafael Pannier, Letter To A Friend (2023)
PRISM Quartet, Heritage/Evolution Vol. 1 (Innova, 2015)
 Antonio Sánchez, Live in New York at Jazz Standard (CAM Jazz, 2010)
Dan Tepfer, Internal Melodies (2023)
Anthony Tidd (Quite Sane), The Child of Troubled Times (Rykodisc, 2002)
Dan Weiss, Sixteen: Drummers Suite (Pi Recordings, 2016)
Kenny Werner, Coalition (Half Note, 2014)

As co-producer
With Jonathan Suazo

Extracts of a Desire (self-released, 2013)

With Raphael Pannier

Faune (French Paradox, 2020)

With Gabriel Vicéns

The Way We Are Created (Inner Circle Music, 2021)

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External links
Miguel Zenon's artist page (http://www.miguelzenon.com)
Yo Soy La Tradición on All Things Considered (https://www.npr.org/2018/10/08/655635852/h
urricane-maria-gave-composer-miguel-zen-ns-soy-la-tradici-n-emotional-urgency) NPR
feature
Identities are Changeable on All Things Considered (https://www.npr.org/2014/11/02/360078
925/reconnecting-the-circuit-of-puerto-rican-identity-through-music) NPR feature
Identities are Changeable on Jazz Night in America (https://www.npr.org/event/music/35458
7935/miguel-zen-ns-identities-are-changeable) NPR feature
Miguel Zenón (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/z/miguel_zenon/in
dex.html) collected news and commentary at The New York Times
"Miguel Zenon: Jazz Sherpa " (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=40414&pg=
3) by Lawrence Peryer (AllAboutJazz.com (http://www.allaboutjazz.com)), October 10, 2011
- extensive interview

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