Featured in the legendary Downbeat Blindfold Test!
Featured in the legendary Downbeat Blindfold Test!
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to participate in the legendary Downbeat Blindfold Test which was just released in the January issue! They picked some phenomenal tracks, many of which were unknown to me, and everything they played I absolutely loved. And, I don’t […]
Reflections on a Dream Year
Reflections on a Dream Year
As some of you may know, I was fortunate enough to do an enormous amount of traveling this past year, partly as a result of a sabbatical from my teaching position at Hunter College, where I’ve been director of jazz studies for the last 15 years. I […]
“Suite Ravel” by Reverso is now available! Q&A conducted by Maria Schneider.
I’m thrilled to release the debut album from my new project, Reverso, here in the USA! The album, “Suite Ravel”, is inspired by Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin” with music composed by myself and co-leader, Frank Woeste. We sat down with the Grammy award-winning composer, Maria Schneider, earlier this year to talk […]
Chamber Music America commission premiere!
Very excited to premier my newest work, “The Hope I Hold”, based on an incredibly relevant and poignant poem by Langston Hughes at James Madison University and Smalls on Nov. 7th and 8th! You can read the poem below. Both performances will feature Camila Meza, Scott Robinson, Noam Wiesenberg, and Ari Hoenig! Made […]
INTERVIEWED ON THE THIRD STORY WITH LEO SIDRAN
Really enjoyed this conversation with Leo Sidran.
Have a listen here.
Love his podcast and highly recommend subscribing to it.
Azul Infinito Liner Notes
It was a pleasure working with the great Arturo O’Farrill on the liner notes for Azul Infinito. You can read both of our thoughts on the record below!
Soon after moving to New York City in 1999 at 19 to attend the Manhattan School of Music, some of my first strong musical friendships were […]
Azul Infinito on Grammy Award Official Ballot!
Hi everyone, I’m very excited to announce that the latest Greenleaf Music Catharsis record, Azul Infinito, has made it onto the Official Ballot for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. If you’re a voting member of the Recording Academy please consider including us on your Top 5 Nominees. We are entered into […]
Spring 2016 Tour Blog Post
Of course, this will come as no surprise to most of you, but it’s safe to say that this past season of tours could easily be summed up in two tired words: NO SLEEP! Unlike what they teach you in jazz camp it’s not all glamour and glitz on the road. With that […]
Spring World Tour Announced!
Okay, well it’s not quite a world tour but it’s getting closer! :-) It’s been a dream of mine for a very long time (at least 20 years) to lead a band on tour through Europe and it’s happening in one week! Tour dates below. We’ll also have a nice little run through […]
Order our upcoming record now and watch our first music video!
Watch our debut Music Video now!
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You can now order our newest record Azul Infinito. ORDER HERE on iTunes or HERE on Greenleaf Music (preferred)
We had a great run in California and Montana this past month. Look for us in NYC (Jazz Standard […]
New record to be released on March 4th on Greenleaf Music!
Hi everyone, back from an amazing tour in Japan with Catharsis Japan Edition (pictures here) I am thrilled to announce that Ryan Keberle & Catharsis will release our next album, Azul Infinito, on March 4th on Greenleaf Music. I can’t wait for you all to hear this record which was inspired by […]
FREE DOWNLOAD
Here’s a little audio for those lazy days (or nights) of summer. Just click the link below and sign up on the mailing list to receive a free never-before-released track of Ryan Keberle & Catharsis covering Argentine composer, Alberto Ginastera, featuring Jorge Roeder and Camila Meza!
