Publication: NBC Latino
Author: Nina Terrero
Date: February 3, 2012
It’s early in the morning, just days before the world premiere of a special project that Latin jazz saxophonist/composer Miguel Zenón lovingly calls his “baby.” Chatting moments before heading off to rehearsal for “Puerto Rico Nació: Tales from the Diaspora” (which will be presented this weekend at Montclair State University in New Jersey), Zenón says that his passion project embodies the notion of identity “inspired by the Puerto Rican experience in the United States, and especially New York City.”
At 35-years-old, Zenón is regarded one of the most influential Latin jazz musicians of his generation. Read more »
