Jay Rodriguez Sierra Reeds · Composer · New York
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Video and photos

Performances, rehearsals and portraits from four decades on the bandstand.

Your Sound, live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.
Conducting an ensemble performance of his original music.
Youth ensemble workshop in Guadalajara, Mexico. Jay leads young players through an open-air rehearsal.

More on YouTube

  • Black Miracle Seven Chamber Ensemble
  • Jay Rodriguez: a life in music
  • As a guest with Bobby Sanabria at the Heineken Jazz Fest in Puerto Rico
  • On flute with Dave Samuels
  • Flute at Dizzy’s
  • On The Tonight Show with Michael Kiwanuka and The Roots
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Photos

Portraits and performances

Press and presenters can download high-resolution photos from the press kit.

Jay Rodriguez Sierra with saxophone in front of a graffiti wall.Photo: Bill Douhart
Black-and-white profile of Jay Rodriguez Sierra playing tenor saxophone.From Jay’s archive
Color portrait of Jay Rodriguez Sierra.Photo: Bill Douhart
Black-and-white photo of Jay Rodriguez Sierra playing flute.From Jay’s archive
Jay Rodriguez Sierra with saxophone against a brick wall.Photo: Bill Douhart
Jay Rodriguez Sierra holding a flute beside a blue car on a New York street.From Jay’s archive
Black-and-white photo of Jay Rodriguez Sierra playing a wooden flute.From Jay’s archive
Jay Rodriguez Sierra in a patterned jacket in front of a blue door.From Jay’s archive
Jay Rodriguez Sierra with soprano saxophone in a lit tunnel.From Jay’s archive
Jay Rodriguez Sierra on stage at Jazz à Vienne, France, July 13, 2022.Jazz à Vienne, 2022
Jay Rodriguez Sierra conducting a new work with brass, harp and strings at BAM Café.Photo: Willie Bruno
Jay Rodriguez Sierra performing live.Photo: William Brown
Jay Rodriguez Sierra playing saxophone in the middle of a New York street.From Jay’s archive