Miguel Zenón Quartet

GRAMMY Winner, Doris Duke Artist, and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced and blended the often-contradictory poles of innovation and tradition. Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists and composers of his generation, he has also developed a unique voice as a conceptualist, concentrating his efforts on perfecting a fine mix between jazz and his many musical influences.

Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón has released seventeen recordings as a leader, including his latest Golden City (2024), the GRAMMY-winning album El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2 (2023) and the GRAMMY-nominated Música De Las Américas (2022), Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (2019) and Yo Soy La Tradición (2018). He has worked with luminaries such as Charlie Haden, Fred Hersch, Kurt Elling, Joey Calderazzo, Steve Coleman, Ray Barreto, Bobby Hutcherson, and many more.

Zenón has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and The Chicago Tribune. In addition, he topped both the ‘Jazz Artist of the Year’ and ‘Alto Saxophonist of the Year’ categories in the 2014 JazzTimes Critics Poll 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.’

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