Two of the most accomplished and exciting ensembles in contemporary jazz expand the repertoire in two completely different ways.
New Releases from the Miguel Zenón Quartet and SFJazz Collective
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Jazzed: New Releases from Dan Tepfer and Miguel Zenón, Myra Melford, Billy Mohler, and Lafayette Gilchrist
Here are four distinctively different projects that fall, to one degree or another, under the jazz umbrella—from the Dan Tepfer and Miguel Zenón duo, Myra Melford’s Fire and Water Quintet, Billy Mohler’s chordless quartet, and Lafayette Gilchrist’s sextet. They offer distinctly different musical experiences, but they all share one thing: no one else sounds anything like any of them.
New Music from All Over
Continuing with multiple short reviews to try to make up some of the ground lost over the summer, I’ve got a few that stretch across several styles: Tobias Hoffmann Jazz Orchestra, Sorry for Laughing, and Miguel Zenón.
‘El Arte del Bolero’—Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo Take a Romantic Turn
Miguel Zenón. Photo by Noah Shaye. 
Luis Perdomo. Photo by Nick Carter.
If you’re in a romantic mood or wish to be, you’re well advised to put on the new release from alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón and pianist Luis Perdomo, El Arte del Bolero, turn down the lights, and . . . Well, you know what to do, right?
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón Brings ‘Sonero,’ a Very Personal Project, to Gig and the Outpost
The latest release from alto saxophonist and Puerto Rico cultural ambassador Miguel Zenón, the stunning Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera, pays homage to a Puerto Rican cultural and musical icon, known affectionately as Maelo by his fans, whose originality and improvisational genius enriched and extended the bomba and plena traditions. The album features songs from Rivera’s repertoire, focusing on the Great Latin American Songbook through the lens of jazz. Zenón brings his remarkable quartet—with Luis Perdomo on piano, Matt Penman on bass (subbing for Hans Glawischnig), and Henry Cole on drums—to the Gig Performance Space in Santa Fe on November 13 and the Outpost Performance Space in Albuquerque on November 14. Musically Speaking had the opportunity to speak to Zenón about the project.
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