Julius Rodriguez
A gifted pianist and multi-instrumentalist, Julius Rodriguez combines his jazz-trained chops with his passion for R&B, gospel, and hip-hop. He initially grabbed audiences' attention touring with A$AP Rocky and working on projects with Kassa Overall, Meshell Ndegeocello, Brasstracks, and others. In 2022, he made his solo debut for Verve Records with Let Sound Tell All. His sophomore album, Evergreen, arrived in 2024.
Born in 1998, Rodriguez grew up in White Plains, New York, in a family of Haitian descent. He started taking piano lessons at age three and was exposed to jazz by his father, who introduced him to artists like John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and Duke Ellington. He also gained valuable early performance experience at church, where he played drums, keyboards, and the organ. As a teenager, Rodriguez further honed his skills as a student at the Manhattan School of Music's precollege division, as well as stints at the Berklee College of Music's summer program and the YoungArts Foundation. After high school, he enrolled at The Juilliard School, where he studied piano with Jeremy Manasia. While still in college, he had the opportunity to play with luminaries like Roy Hargrove and Wynton Marsalis. Rodriguez also began broadening his taste, listening to artists like Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, and Solange, as well as working with singer/songwriters and playing with Isaiah Barr's experimental Onyx Collective.
It was while playing with Barr that Rodriguez caught the attention of A$AP Rocky, and in 2018 he left Juilliard to tour with the rapper. More work followed, including gigs with Meshell Ndegeocello, Brasstracks, Carmen Lundy, Kassa Overall, Keyon Harrold, and others. In 2022, he brought all of his varied influences to bear on Let Sound Tell All, his stylistically expansive solo debut on Verve Records.
Following studio and live sessions and appearing on albums by singer/bassist Ndegeocello, drummer Joe Farnsworth, and Cautious Clay, he returned to his solo work with 2024's Evergreen. Featured on the album were guest spots by Keyon Harrold, Nate Mercereau, and Georgia Anne Muldrow.
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Discografía
20 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Let Sound Tell All (Deluxe)
Jazz - Editado por Verve el 10-06-2022
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Where Grace Abounds (Highland Park Sleep Collective Remix)
Julius Rodriguez, Highland Park Sleep Collective
Jazz - Editado por Verve el 17-03-2023
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Memories At Close Range
Julius Rodriguez, Highland Park Sleep Collective
Jazz - Editado por Verve el 15-03-2024
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Memories At Close Range
Julius Rodriguez, Highland Park Sleep Collective
Jazz - Editado por Verve el 15-03-2024
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Dora's Lullaby / Chemical X
Jazz - Editado por Verve el 19-10-2022
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Blues at the Barn
Jazz - Editado por Julius Rodriguez el 16-06-2020
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Imagine
The Park, Ash Leone, Julius Rodriguez
Soul - Editado por Fridays At The Park, LLC , Distributed by Venice Music el 01-11-2023
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