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Miguel Zenón's Identities Are Changeable Big Band at University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
Where
University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
151 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA
Map
545-2511
When
Thu, February 11, 2016
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Miguel Zenon
saxophone, alto
Luis Perdomo
piano
Hans Glawischnig
bass
Henry Cole
drums
Will Vinson
saxophone, alto
Michael Thomas
trumpet
Samir Zarif
saxophone
John Ellis
saxophone, tenor
Chris Cheek
saxophone
Michael Rodriguez
guitarAbout
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón offers his most ambitious project yet with a song cycle for his quartet augmented by a 12-piece big band. The evening-length work explores the experience of Puerto Ricans who have moved to the mainland, particularly New York City. Zenón is the most celebrated altoist of his generation, a multi-Grammy nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow who has extended jazz’s conceptual reach with a series of albums exploring the music of Puerto Rico, where he was born.
