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Miguel Zenon & Laurent Coq's "Rayuela" at Jazz Standard
Courtesy of Mariah Wilkins | Posted on December 3, 2012
Where
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-576-2232
When
Thu, December 6, 2012
7:30 & 9:30
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About
About "Rayuela"
The music on this recording was inspired by the book Rayuela, by the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar. This masterpiece has long provided me with an immense amount of inspiration and ideas, forging a possibility for what art could be: a medium of boundless freedom, both for the creator and for the audience. The narrative in Rayuela takes place both in Paris and Buenos Aires, and it was indeed this ""French-Latin American"" connection that ignited the idea for a collaboration between Laurent and myself. We have become close friends through the years but had never had the chance to collaborate on a musical project before (aside from the casual performance here and there)...