06/03/2026
🎷 HEADLINER SPOTLIGHT: JONATHAN SUAZO 🎷
The Lynn Music Foundation is honored to welcome acclaimed saxophonist, composer, educator, and cultural storyteller Jonathan Suazo as the headlining performer of the 2026 Lynn Music Festival!
📅 Saturday, June 20th�🕖 7:00 PM�📍 Red Rock Park, Lynn, MA�🎟 FREE Admission
Jonathan Suazo is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary jazz today. Named one of the Top Ten Emerging Jazz Artists of 2023 by the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs), Jonathan’s debut album Ricano was recognized by The New York Times as one of the Best Jazz Albums of 2023.
Now, Jonathan arrives at the Lynn Music Festival fresh off the release of his highly anticipated new album, RICANO VOL. 2: FRUTO DE MI CORAZÓN, released on May 8, 2026 through Miel Music, the label founded by acclaimed saxophonist Miguel Zenón.
The Ricano project began as a celebration of Jonathan’s Puerto Rican and Dominican heritage, combining the words Puertorriqueño and Dominicano into a single cultural identity: Ricano. While the first album explored questions of heritage and belonging, Fruto de Mi Corazón (“Fruit of My Heart”) reflects Jonathan’s journey through faith, marriage, and fatherhood, inspired by the birth of his daughter Cecilia.
Featuring an all-star cast of musicians and rooted in Puerto Rican and Dominican traditions such as Plena, Bomba Sicá, Pambiche, Salve, and Cuembé, the album blends those rhythms with the spirit of jazz legends like John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, and Kenny Garrett. The result is a powerful musical statement that is both deeply personal and culturally resonant.
🎧 Listen to Jonathan Suazo and the rest of the 2026 Lynn Music Festival lineup here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6TNsTgaRoiBGYFXgu6LiO4?si=veI41C7jTK2Gn5fgJq-qOQ&pi=RzWUxR6VRPS7v
and of course 🌊 join us at Red Rock Park on June 20th for a free day of amazing live performances!