Miguel Zenon

With the release of "Sonero: the Music of Ismael Rivera", Miguel Zenon continues his mission to preserve part of the Puerto Rican culture through the magic of Jazz. "Sonero", Another Great Concept The concept behind "Sonero" has been used…

The Latin Jazz category nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards are a great field of albums. I'll briefly share my thoughts on the two albums I've listened. By the way, I can bet the other three albums I haven't listened must be good Latin…

Jazz masters Bobby Sanabria and Miguel Zenon organized separate Jazz events to gather funds for Puerto Rico's Disaster Relief. The event "Salsa Meets Jazz for Puerto Rico" will take place on Monday, October 23, while the event "Fuerza…

Miguel Zenón released 'Típico", his 10th album as a Jazz bandleader and which he dedicates to his quartet. As most Zenón albums, it has a mix of high energy and soothing songs. I decided to do this review in video format so to try to…

The Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest took place in mid-March and I want to highlight three great artists that participated in the event; Danilo Perez, Miguel Zenón, and Bobby Valentín. Jazz Maestro Danilo Perez I'm glad that this year's…

We're in Grammy month, and the nominees in the Latin Jazz category bring a rainbow of perspectives on the genre. "Intercambio" and "Identities" are my favorites as Bay Area music professor Wayne Wallace and Puerto Rican innovator Miguel…

The 2015 Latin Grammy awards are coming up, and there are 3 albums that I have no idea how they missed Latin Grammy nominations. I wouldn't be surprised if they are nominated for the Grammy's in February 2016. Juan Gabriel "Los Duo"…

In "Identities are Changeable" Miguel Zenón uses jazz and voices to tell the story of the descendants of the Puerto Rican diaspora in New York City. Although Puerto Ricans are the specific subject of Miguel Zenón's musical documentary in…

Free music stream! Latino jazz musician Miguel Zenon continues to make headlines. NPR recorded a Live performance of his quartet at New York's Village Vanguard and it's free for you to enjoy the audio of it (link below). The Puerto Rican…