Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón.

A MacArthur Fellow, Guggenheim recipient, and Grammy winner, Miguel has spent over two decades creating music that connects jazz tradition with Puerto Rican rhythms and modern composition.

He's here to talk about his latest release, Vanguardia Subterránea - his quartet's first live album, captured at the Village Vanguard with musicians he's played with for twenty years. Miguel and I first spoke in 2011 about his role as both an artist and an educator. Now, fourteen years later, we pick up that conversation as he reflects on what it means to document this long-running musical partnership in one of jazz's most sacred spaces.

(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Miguel Zenón’s album Vanguardia Subterránea)

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Artist and Album

Visit Miguel Zenón at miguelzenon.com and follow him on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Bandcamp
Purchase Miguel Zenón Quartet's Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard from Bandcamp or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choice

Miguel Zenón Quartet Members

Luis Perdomo (piano) - Visit luisperdomojazz.com
Hans Glawischnig (bass) - Visit hansglawischnig.com
Henry Cole (drums) - Visit henry-cole.com

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