UW Buchanan Center Special Events Presents Grammy Winner Miguel Zenón with the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble Nov. 23
Published November 11, 2026
Miguel Zenón, a Doris Duke Artist and Guggenheim and MacArthur fellow, will perform with the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble at the University of Wyoming in the Buchanan Center for Performing Arts concert hall Monday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m. (Miguel Zenón Photo)
Miguel Zenón -- a Doris Duke Artist and Guggenheim and MacArthur fellow -- widely recognized as one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists and composers of his generation, will perform with the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble at the University of Wyoming Monday, Nov. 23.
The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for Performing Arts concert hall. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 with a valid UW student ID.
Tickets are available at www.tix.com/ticket-sales/uwyo/6984/event/1487069, in person or at (307) 766-6666 at the Performing Arts box office, Monday through Friday, noon-6 p.m. and one hour before performances.
Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón has been featured in many high-profile publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and the Chicago Tribune. He was awarded Alto Saxophonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
In 2023, Zenón received a Grammy award for his album “El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2.” He received another Grammy nomination for “Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard” in 2025.
Zenón also is a talented composer and arranger who has been commissioned by various organizations, including SFJAZZ, NYO Jazz, The New York State Council on the Arts, Chamber Music America, Logan Center for The Arts and MIT.
In 2020, the Jazz Journalists Association awarded him Arranger of the Year and, in 2023, the same organization recognized him as Composer of the Year.
For more information, call Lexis Hamilton at (307) 766-5139 or email lhamil10@uwyo.edu.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.