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 Ike Sturm and drummer Jimmy Macbride combine to form an unmistakable sound full of drama and intrigue.

Saturday November 9, 7:00 PM

Catharsis brings together elements of chamber music, South American folk, indie rock, and jazz to form a unique sound of “indie jazz” that has thrilled audiences around the world for the past decade. Featuring an all-star lineup of Camila Meza on voice and guitar, Mike Rodriguez on trumpet, Ryan Keberle on trombone and keyboards, Ike Sturm on bass, and Jimmy Macbride on drums, Catharsis has toured extensively on the international stage engaging audiences at the Toronto, Ottawa, Rochester and Bergamo International Jazz Festivals, and at premier jazz clubs including Pizza Express (London), Duc des Lombards (Paris), Stadtgarten (Cologne), Jazz Standard and Jazz at Lincoln Center (New York) and Blue Whale (Los Angeles), among many others. The band was also featured in NPR’s prestigious Tiny Desk Concert series and on the French TV channel Mezzo.

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Listen to the Catharsis in-studio performance of their original protest song, “Become the Water”:  https://youtu.be/LRdjLHj5Sck

PRESS:
“all those tones give the music a lovely, splayed-out energy, turning his sighing compositions, into big, open canvases”.
NY Times

“Word­less vo­cals, lyrics and so­los emerge from gor­geous weaves of mu­si­cal tex­tures.”
Wall Street Journal

THE 222’s presentation of Ryan Keberle & Catharsis is supported through a Chamber Music America Presenter Consortium for Jazz grant in collaboration with Redwood Jazz Alliance and Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle. A component of the Doris Duke Jazz Ensembles Project, Presenter Consortium for Jazz is funded by the Doris Duke foundation.