The Rodriguez Brothers is co-led by pianist/composer Robert and trumpeter/composer Michael The Brothers were born in NYC and grew up in Miami FL. Inspired by their father who is a drummer, Since their arrival in NYC, the RodBors. have individually worked as sidemen for Roy Haynes, Charlie Haden, Ray Barretto, Eddy Palmieri, David Sanchez, Wynton Marsalis, Joe Locke, Carla Bley, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Bob Minzter, Harry Conick Jr., Christian Mcbirde, Richard Bona and Quincy Jones.
The Rodriguez Bros. band was formed in 2002 when they recorded their premier CD titled Introducing The Rodriguez Brothers. The group soon began to perform at many prestigious venues and festivals including the JVC Festival at Bryant Park, Syracuse Jazz Festival, Iceland Jazz Festival, George Wein’s Newport Jazz Festival, Jazz Baltica, Monterrey Jazz Festival, the Bluenote Jazz Club and The Jazz Standard.
Their second recording titled CONVERSATIONS (2007) received outstanding reviews from Down Beat, London Financial Times, NY Times and other publications.
Conversations was followed by “Mood Swing” and their latest recording “Impromptu” which was nominated for the 2016 Grammy awards for best latin jazz.