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Miguel Zenon Quartet
- Miguel Zenón, Alto Saxophone
Luis Perdomo, Piano
Hans Glawischnig, Bass
Henry Cole, Drums
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 world. Although Zenón was exposed to jazz while in high school, it wasn’t until he began his studies at the Berklee School of Music that his formal jazz training began. In a still relatively short, but rather illustrious career, Zenón, a member of the SF Jazz Collective, has developed into one of the most respected alto saxophonists of his generation. He has performed and/or recorded with a diverse array of artists including: Danilo Perez, Charlie Haden, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson, The Mingus Big Band, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, Ray Barretto and Branford Marsalis, among others.
Zenón arrives in quartet, working along side three of his favorite musicians; of them, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Henry Cole appeared at Murry’s two years ago with Zenón as member of tenor saxophonist David Sanchez’s quintet. Luis Perdomo, the group’s fourth member, is one of the most in-demand New York-based pianists working today. As a leader, Zenón has released four recordings. Awake, his latest as a leader, was issued in April 2008.
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"Miguel Zenón does not play "Latin jazz" in any sense in which that phrase has traditionally been understood. Zenón belongs to a new generation of players from the Caribbean and from Central and South America, the best of who (like Danilo Perez, Manuel Valera, and Diego Urcola, to name only three) are world-class jazz improvisers. But, while they are fluent in the melodic/harmonic language of jazz, they also, collectively, have access to a vast range of Pan-American rhythmic and formal idioms." — Thomas Conrad, Jazz Times Magazine
Jazz Series Launches Annual Fund as dollar-for-dollar match for major NEA Jazz Masters Live
This is a special year for us. As recipients of a major grant from the National Endowment for the Arts – the Jazz Masters Live Initiative we are required to match the award dollar for dollar. The goal: $30,000 – and we need do reach it by February 18, 2008 – the day commissioned composer and Kansas City native Bob Brookmeyer returns to Missouri to conduct the world premier of his new work performed by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. This season your tax-deductible donation to the Jazz Series goes twice as far.
Jazz Series Receives NEA Grant
“We Always Swing” Jazz Series snags prestigious NEA Jazz Masters Live grants…
Organization, one of only 12 presenters in the United States selected to receive $30,000 award paves the way for Missouri native and NEA Jazz Master Bob Brookmeyer to compose new work for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. New York-based, 16-piece orchestra arrives in Columbia to perform world premiere February 18, 2009, at the Missouri Theatre with Brookmeyer as guest conductor. Also on hand: Dan Morgenstern, fellow NEA Jazz Master and Director of Rutgers Jazz Institute. The world renowned historian will serve as guest emcee and host a pair of forums: a one-on-one interview with Brookmeyer and an in-depth look into the chronology of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, which has been holding court at jazz’s most famous basement – The Village Vanguard – since 1965. Much-anticipated events serve as centerpiece for MU’s Arts & Science Week.
Are you ready to get your 2008/2009 “Swing” on?
The 2008/2009 “We Always Swing” Jazz Series has arrived and tickets are on sale NOW!
On tap: a sumptuous mix of modern jazz – small groups, large ensembles, varied instrumentation and instrumentalists, vocalists, male and female artists, special events and educational activities all rolled into our 14th season.
We think we have put together a great season, one filled with 10 regularly scheduled concerts and a trio of fun-filled special-event performances that take place in a venues small and large – from the intimacy of Murry’s and the new Ragtag Cinema to the full-size feel of the newly restored Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts and mid-sized houses such as The Blue Note and Stephens College’s Windsor Auditorium and Lela Rainey Wood Ballroom.
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