’What Is A Polyrhythm?’ with Miguel Zenón

People in jazz circles often talk about complexity, and often as an accusation. That guy’s music is too complex! It’s too far removed from the blues! It sounds like math! Bah! If you went under the hood, you could probably level some of those charges at alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón. His compositions and arrangements are filled with overlapping or juxtaposed rhythmic dimensions — it’s not easy even for the fellow pros with whom he works. But he does it with such purpose, and with such seeming ease, that yo