Trumpetist

Led by Grammy Award-winning trombonist Ryan Keberle, Catharsis has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times for its “potent blend of cinematic sweep and lush, ear-grabbing melodies.” The highly acclaimed group brings together elements of chamber music, South American folk and indie rock within a traditional jazz framework. In Catharsis, the frontline rapport of Keberle, trumpet virtuoso Mike Rodriguez, and guitarist/vocalist Camila Meza, alongside the unshakable rhythm of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Eric Doob combine to form an unmistakable sound full of drama and intrigue.

Ryan Keberle & Catharsis

The 222

Founded in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is our all-star resident ensemble and composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz. The group includes music director and tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, tenor saxophonist David Sánchez, trumpeter Mike Rodriguez, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Matt Brewer, and drummer Kendrick Scott.

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SFJAZZ Collective

SFJAZZ Center

Founded by SFJAZZ in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star ensemble and composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz, celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2024.

Since the beginning, the Collective’s mission has been to perform newly commissioned pieces by each member and fresh arrangements of works by modern masters. Through this pioneering approach, simultaneously honoring music’s greatest figures while championing jazz’s up-to-the-minute directions, the SFJAZZ Collective embodies SFJAZZ’s commitment to jazz as a living, ever-relevant art form.

SFJAZZ Collective: 20th Anniversary Celebration

Jimmy Lyons Stage

SFJAZZ Collective trumpeter Mike Rodriguez and his brother, pianist Robert, bring their GRAMMY-nominated mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms and modern jazz to this special night in the Joe Henderson Lab.



Rodriguez Brothers

Founded by SFJAZZ in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star ensemble and composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz, celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2024.

Dakota

Expanding his stellar working trio to a quintet with the addition of SFJAZZ Collective trumpeter Mike Rodriguez and Bay Area-raised saxophone great Dayna Stephens, Kenny Barron explores new sonorities and textures in a program of originals and fresh takes on standards documented on his 2018 Blue Note album Concentric Circles.

Kenny Barron Quintet

Pan American Jazz Ensemble

Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Improvisation and Performance approach in Pan-American Styles

Master Class: Mike Rodriguez, Jazz

Johns Hopkins University

Founded by SFJAZZ in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star ensemble and composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz. Since the beginning, the Collective’s mission has been to perform newly commissioned pieces by each member and fresh arrangements of works by modern masters. This year’s Collective performances in Miner Auditorium will take place in November, but this special week in the Joe Henderson Lab to help kick off the 2023-24 Season brings the group together with a decidedly different approach.

SFJAZZ Collective: Past Present Members

This is a double bill not to be missed! Clarinet virtuoso Anat Cohen has always felt a deep connection to the joy, inventiveness, and deep grooves of Brazilian musical traditions. During her frequent trips to Brazil, Anat has found kindred spirits in the remarkable musicians there including the brilliant guitarist Romero Lubambo who was in the thick of the original bossa nova explosion in the 1960s. Anat and Romero have each become regulars on our stage in different combinations. Together, their approach to samba, bossa nova, and other Brazilian music styles is absolutely sublime.

Anat Cohen & Romero Lubambo with Harold López-Nussa Duo and Mike Rodriquez

Stanford University

Cuban saxophonist and chekeré virtuoso Yosvany Terry has had a remarkable jazz journey since his first visit to SJW in 1995. He’s been a sideman with top artists such as Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Eddie Palmieri, Chucho Valdes, Taj Mahal, Branford Marsalis, Paul Simon, and many others. Yosvany has come into his own as a leader, releasing three recordings of his own music. He’s making his mark as an educator as well, teaching here at SJW, and at Harvard University as Senior Lecturer and Director of Jazz Ensembles in the Department of Music. For this show he’s assembled a blazing band to share his new compositions and arrangements.

Yosvany Terry Quintet

Barron performs with a new all-star quintet featuring bass legend Christian McBride, rising saxophone master Immanuel Wilkins, longtime drummer Johnathan Blake, and trumpeter and SFJAZZ Collective member Mike Rodriguez. They will be performing a range of material including music from Barron’s new Artwork Records release, Beyond This Place, featuring Blake and Wilkins. 

Mike Rodriguez

Trumpetist

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 10, 2025

Kenny Barron Quintet · San Francisco Jazz

Past events

Nov 9, 2024

Ryan Keberle & Catharsis · 222

24 - 27 Oct, 2024

SFJAZZ Collective · San Francisco Jazz

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