Name: Miguel Zenón
Start: 2025-04-13T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-04-13T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Moss Theater at New Roads School part of The Herb Alpert Educational Village

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MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón is one the world's premiere saxophonists, and he is briefly gracing Socal with a stop at the Jazz Bakery!
About this Event

Miguel Zenón, Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow, 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. He will be joined at the Moss Theater by pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and drummer Henry Cole.

Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón has released fifteen recordings as a leader, including the Grammy-nominated Música De Las Américas (2022), El Arte Del Bolero (2021) and Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (2019) and Yo Soy La Tradición (2018). He has worked with luminaries such as The SFJAZZ Collective, David Sánchez, Danilo Perez, Kurt Elling, Joey Calderazzo, Steve Coleman, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, The Mingus Big Band and Bobby Hutcherson.

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.

Quartet featuring:

Alto Saxophone: Miguel Zenón

Drums: Henry Cole

Bass: Hans Glawischnig

Piano: Luis Perdomo

Free on-site parking. Tickets can be reserved up to 3:00 p.m. day of the show (Remaining tickets available at door, night of concert.)

Reserved seating held 20 min. past showtime then released.

No Refunds.