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Since his arrival in New York City nine years ago, jazz trombonist and composer Ryan Keberle has been a highly sought-after musician, playing in many different styles including all genres of jazz, avant-garde, Latin, classical, and rock. When not performing in New York City's major venues, including Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room, Birdland, and the Bowery Ballroom, he is often touring the country and the world, having performed in Scandinavia, Italy, Ireland, Russia, China, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, and others.

Mr. Keberle graduated in 2001 from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with critically acclaimed trombonist Steve Turre and composers Mike Abene and the late Manny Album. Upon graduation he received the William H. Borden award for musical excellence in jazz, given to one member of each graduating class. He went on to study with Wycliffe Gordon and David Berger as a part of the Juilliard School's groundbreaking Institute for Jazz Studies. In May of 2003, he became a member of Jazz at Juilliard's first graduating class.

Recently, Mr. Keberle performed on NBC with the Saturday Night Live band, and was named the 2008 Latin Jazz Trombonist of the year by the Latin Jazz Corner. In 2003 he was selected as one of ten finalists for the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trombone Competition. Aside from being a regular member of the Maria Schneider Orchestra and about 15 other ensembles based in New York City, Ryan has also performed or recorded with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton, Charles McPherson, the late Percy Heath, Teo Macero, Joe Lovano, Eric Reed, Ivan Lins, Jon Hendricks, Madeline Peyroux, Steve Jordan, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, and Alicia Keys among others, and is the regular trombonist for the broadway musical hit, "In the Heights".

In April of 2007 Ryan's debut CD, "Ryan Keberle Double Quartet", was released to rave reviews from around the world. The New York Times hailed it as an "auspicious debut", All About Jazz declared it to be an outstanding debut from a hot, new voice on the jazz scene", and Inside Connection named it as "one of the year's best!".

Learn more about Ryan, listen to sound clips, and view pictures at his website: www.ryankeberle.com