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The Artistic Director's Guide is our way of taking you "beyond the bio". Here you'll find audio and video clips, and I'll describe what I like about each artist and suggest why he or she is important to the scene. So dive in—use the menu options above to find an artist, and let's seek to answer "What's so good about...?"

Josh Grossman, Artistic Director
Toronto Downtown Jazz

What's so good about Miguel Zenon?

Submitted by Josh Grossman on Fri Jun 11 4:31pm
Artist: 
Miguel Zenon Quartet

I've seen Miguel Zenon live in concert only once but that was all I needed to be convinced of his outstanding talent. It was a few years ago and I was stuffed into the 55 Bar in New York with forty or fifty other jazz lovers. It's a great spot to see a show - the cover is reasonable (as is the drink minimum), and there is no option but to be really close to the musicians. On the "bandstand" (floor, really) with Miguel that night were Antonio Sanchez on drums, Chris Potter on tenor and Ben Street on bass. It was an amazing night of music.

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