Miguel Zenón, the acclaimed Puerto Rican saxophonist and winner of the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album, will share his music in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile thanks to the collaborative work between members of the Cultural Connections Latin America (CCLA).
This tour has been made possible through the networking efforts of Luis Ponte (AR), Luis Daniel Iturralde (BO), and Felipe Greene (CL), who collaborated to host Zenón Quartet with Miguel on saxophone, Matt Penman on double bass, Luis Perdomo on piano, and Henry Cole on drums.
The band will arrive “where the land ends,” Chile, to headline the Chile Jazz Festival on October 17, 18, and 19 in the cities of Santiago, Viña del Mar, and Ovalle, respectively. They will then continue their tour to the “country of silver,” Argentina, where Zenón will give a masterclass on the 21st and perform two concerts at Café Berlín on October 22 and 23 in Buenos Aires. Finally, they will land in the “heart of the Altiplano,” Bolivia, offering a masterclass and a concert on October 25 as the closing event of NunaFest, the festival of Nuna Theater in La Paz.
Zenón received the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album of 2024 for “El Arte del Bolero II,” a work where he shares credits with Luis Perdomo on piano. This is his first award from this academy, after several nominations, undoubtedly a well-deserved recognition of the legacy and career of one of the most relevant jazz musicians today.
Daniel, Felipe, and Luis are founding partners of the CCLA network and have been great allies since its inception. From the coordination of CCLA we want to congratulate them on the achievement that this tour represents.
