Miguel Zenon

Born: December 30, 1976

A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Miguel Zenón studied saxophone at the famed Escuela Libre de Musica; an institution that boasts distinguished alumnus throughout the musical world. Although Zenón listened to and explored the music of Charlie Parker and other jazz greats while in high school, it wasn't until he began his studies at the Berklee School of Music, where he received a scholarship from the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival, that his formal jazz training began.

Zenón excelled at Berklee and received the Berklee Best Scholarship Award, the Frederic Cameron Weber Award and a grant from the Corporation of Musical Arts while in attendance. It was also during this time that he became active in the Boston area jazz scene and gained professional experience with the drummer Bob Moses' Mozamba and the Either/Orchestra.

Vanguardia Subterr��nea: Live at The Village Vanguard

By Miguel Zenon

Label: Miel Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Abre Cuto G��iri Mambo; El D��a de Mi Suerte; Vita; Dale la Vuelta; Coorenadas; Vanguardia Subterr��nea; Bendici��n; Perd��name.

Miguel Zen��n Quartet: Vanguardia Subterr��nea: Live at The Village Vanguard

by Mark Corroto
August 29, 2025

The perfect sports analogy for saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón might just be baseball legend Roberto Clemente. Both were born in Puerto Rico, and both are revered as masters of their respective crafts. Clemente was a perennial All-Star, a World Series MVP, a Gold Glove winner and a National League batting champion. Zen��n, for his part, ...

Angelini/Niescier/Abdou, Wojciech Jachna, Johnny Dyani & Amalie Dahl

by Maurice Hogue
August 25, 2025

French pianist Bruno Angelini found much inspiration in a quote from his favourite musician Wayne Shorter's graphic novel, “Emanon": “The lotus exists only in the swamp, in our world of turmoil, and the blooming flower purifies the water around it." It led him to make a recording called Lotus Flowers where he and saxophonists Angelika Niescier ...

Siena Jazz 2025

by Paolo Peviani
August 20, 2025

Siena Jazz--International Summer Workshop--55th Edition Siena Jazz International Academy Siena, Italy July 26-August 7, 2025 Fifty-five editions, more than ninety students from around the globe, and some thirty faculty members who are also acclaimed performers on the international scene. Listing them all is not mere name-dropping, but a way to ...

Miguel Zenon: Vanguardia Subterr��nea: Live at The Village Vanguard

by Doug Collette
August 18, 2025

Suffused with shadows as is the cover photo of Vanguardia Subterranea, it is a perfectly appropriate match for the title of the Miguel Zenon Quartet's first live album. Released in celebration of the ensemble's 20th anniversary, both the image and the music favorably hearken to the displays of healthy improvisational jazz behind graphic designs for vintage ...

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by Katchie Cartwright
August 14, 2025

Ryan Keberle began to study music at age four in Spokane, first at the piano with his mother, Ann, followed by Suzuki violin lessons. His father Dan, a university jazz director, encouraged him to pick up the trombone at 10, for the sensible reason that he always seemed to be short a trombonist in his ensembles. ...

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by Paolo Peviani
August 11, 2025

In occasione della cinquantacinquesima edizione dei seminari estivi di Siena Jazz abbiamo incontrato il sassofonista Francesco Bigoni, dallo scorso mese di aprile direttore artistico e didattico dell'Accademia Nazionale del Jazz di Siena. All About Jazz: Siena Jazz �� una realt�� di cui ogni jazzofilo italiano ha sentito parlare. Penso tuttavia che non tutti abbiano ...

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by Paolo Peviani
August 7, 2025

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New Music From Halvorson, Grasso, Harvey & More

by Bob Osborne
July 31, 2025

A selection of the best of new jazz releases in 2025 with a few classic tracks from previous years. In particular Mary Halvorson's new album is a strong contender for album of the year.Playlist Mary Halvorson “Full of Neon" from About Ghosts (Nonesuch Records) 00:00 Pasquale Grasso “Pannonica" from Solo Be-Bop! (Sony Masterworks) 06:55 ...