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Nobel Prizes and other scientific honors are nearly routine at MIT, but a Grammy Award is something we don’t see every year.

2, which he recorded with the pianist and composer Luis Perdomo, received the Grammy for best Latin jazz album in February.

“We’ve been making albums for a long time, so it’s extremely rewarding to earn this recognition.”

“The Latin American Songbook is so vast and varied that it naturally lends itself to limitless explorations,” Zenón wrote in the album’s liner notes.

Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón has recorded and toured with musicians including Charlie Haden, Fred Hersch, David Sánchez, Danilo Pérez, Kenny Werner, Bobby Hutcherson, and the SF Jazz Collective.

He joined the MIT faculty in 2023, and his many accolades include 12 Grammy nominations and a 2008 MacArthur “genius” grant.

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