Trumpetist

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.



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Rodriguez Brothers

SFJAZZ Center

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

Improvisation and Performance approach in Pan-American Styles

Master Class: Mike Rodriguez, Jazz

Johns Hopkins University

Pan American Jazz Ensemble

Peabody Institute of The 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, 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

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.

Mike Rodriguez

Trumpetist

Events

Mar 29, 2024

Rodriguez Brothers · San Francisco Jazz

Feb 2, 2024

Kenny Barron Quintet · San Francisco Jazz

Nov 30, 2023

Master Class: Mike Rodriguez, Jazz · Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Nov 30, 2023

Pan American Jazz Ensemble · Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

2 - 5 Nov, 2023

SFJAZZ Collective · San Francisco Jazz

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