Artist:Miguel Zenon
Song:Tiemblas
Album:Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook
Sax player Miguel Zenon has recorded as a leader since 2002. He is also a member of SF Jazz Collective and he is an in demand sideman. He was born Dec. 30, 1976 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He learned to play sax in high school and he also got into jazz. He attended Berklee in Boston and then the Manhattan School of Music where he earned a Master's degree in performance. Zenon has lived in New York City since 2001. He recorded as a sideman with William Cepeda, David Sanchez and he was a member of Either/Orchestra. He made his recording debut as a leader with the 2002 album Looking Forward on the Spanish label Fresh Sound New Talent. For the 2004 album Ceremonial, Zenon signed with Branford Marsalis' label Marsalis Music. Tiemblas is from the 2011 album Alma Aldentro. This is a tribute to Puerto Rican musicians. Tiemblas was written by Tite Curet Alonso. He wrote many salsa songs for many artists. Tiemblas was recorded by Tito Rodriguez. Zenon records with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Guillermo Klein. Zenon has appeared on his albums. The band was Luis Perdomo on piano, Hans Glawischnig on bass and Henry Cole on drums. These are all guys Zenon met at Berklee. This album is available as a digital download. This was Zenon's final album for Marsalis. After one album for Sunnyside, Zenon now records for his own label. He released his latest album, a tribute to Ornette Coleman, in 2021. He is also still a member of SF Jazz Collective. Here's Miguel Zenon with the HR Big Band performing Tiemblas in Germany 2020. This video is not on YouTube.
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