Ryan Keberle
Trombones

Since his arrival in New York City just seven years ago, jazz trombonist and composer Ryan Keberle has become a first call 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, 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, was selected as one of ten finalists for the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trombone Competition, and completed tours with Wynton Marsalis’ Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra. He has also performed with Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton, Charles McPherson, the late Percy Heath, Teo Macero, Joe Lovano, and Eric Reed, among others. When not performing on stage, Ryan can be found in the classroom at City University’s Hunter College where he began his tenure as a visiting professor in 2004.