Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8182-511X
Date Available
12-11-2025
Year of Publication
2025
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
College
Fine Arts
Department/School/Program
Music Performance
Faculty
Miles Osland
Faculty
Martina Vasil
Abstract
This paper is about Miguel Zenón’s approach to improvisation using one of his solos on his album Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook. This includes the biography of Miguel Zenón along with the composer, Sylvia Rexach. Jazz Improvisation has a large spectrum of pedagogy, different ways to approach it along with various points of view. The purpose of this paper is to show one of the many ways to see jazz improvisation through the eyes of Miguel Zenón and his unique thinking process to jazz. The transcription will be in the appendices, as well as the interview done in Spanish and translated to English.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2025.515
Recommended Citation
Alonso-Otero, David, "Miguel Zenón's Solo on Olas y Arenas and his Approach to Improvisation" (2025). Theses and Dissertations--Music. 281.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/281
