''Yo Soy La Tradición'' is an album by

Miguel Zenón Miguel Zenón (born December 30, 1976) is a Puerto Rican alto saxophonist, composer, band leader, music producer, and educator. He is a Grammy Award winner, the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Doris Duke Artis ...

, released in 2018. The album was recorded with

Spektral Quartet Spektral Quartet was a Chicago-based string quartet known for its commitment to contemporary music, interdisciplinary collaborations, and innovative audience engagement. Active from 2010 to 2022, the ensemble was celebrated for blending traditio ...

and features jazz interpretations of folklore and traditional music from Zenón's native

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

. The second track "Cadenas" was nominated for a

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

for Best Improvised Jazz Solo in 2019.

Track listing

All songs written by

References

2018 albums Miguel Zenón albums {{2010s-jazz-album-stub