Saxophonist, composer and arranger Miguel Zenón’s new release is an album comprised of ten tracks, two each by Bobby Capó, Tite Curet Alonso, Pedro Flores, Rafael Hernández, and Sylvia Rexach, who Zenón refers to as “the George Gershwins, Cole Porters and Jerome Kerns of Puerto Rican song,” and it features his regular quartet augmented by a 10-piece wind ensemble. The music was arranged by Zenón and orchestrated by Argentine pianist, composer and arranger Guillermo Klein. “This project grew out of my interest in exploring the history and development of The Puerto Rican song,” says Zenón. “… I started focusing on the similar characteristics between The Puerto Rican Songbook and The Great American Songbook, not only musically, but also in terms of cultural impact. From there on, the project started to take shape.” Remaking popular songs is part of the stock in trade of a jazz musician, but Alma Adentro was a profoundly different experience for Zenón.“This was not just about melodies and harmonies,” he says. “There was a deeper, more emotional connection here. I grew up with these songs and they all had a very special and lasting effect on me.”2011 Tour Dates:
October 2: Club de Leones - Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Caravana Cultural - The Music of Ornette Coleman w/Miguel Zenón, Avishai Cohen, Ben Street & Adam Cruz
November 2-3: Jazzhus Montmarte - Copenhagen, DenmarkNovember 4: Budapest Jazz Club - Budapest, Hungary
November 5: Salzburger Jazz Festival - Salzburg, AustriaNovember 9: "Jazz @ The Atlas," Atlas Performing Arts Center - Washington, DC
November 10: Harlem Stage - New York, NY
November 12: Vermont Jazz Center - Brattleboro, VT
November 14: Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA
November 15: Yoshi's - Oakland, CA
November 16: Mission Theater - Portland, OR
November 17: The Loft at UC San Diego - San Diego, CANovember 19: The Broad Stage - Los Angeles, CA
November 20: Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society - Half Moon Bay, CA
December 9: Berklee Performance Center - Boston, MA
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